#powai — Public Fediverse posts
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Our efforts to document the #butterfly diversity of #powai lake, and the adjacent #Hiranandani township, amongst Mumbai's most affluent social and commerical activity hubs, recorded a whopping 84 species of #butterflies - featured in today's edition of the Times of India, #mumbai.
#urbanwildlife #urbanwildlifephotography #butterflies #wildlife #naturalhistory #mumbai #science #entomology #biodiversity #CityForest
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Our paper on the urban #butterfly diversity of #Powai Lake, and the adjacent #Hiranandani Township, one of #Mumbai city's busiest, and most affluent hubs of social, and commerical activity, is now LIVE!
Link: https://www.elafoundation.org/ela/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/EJFW-13-2.pdf
Thank you for joining us on our adventure, and here's to more to come!
#urbanwildlife #urbanwildlifephotography #butterflies #wildlife #naturalhistory #mumbai #science #entomology #biodiversity #CityForest
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For #Arachtober - this stunning 'ground' sac #spider (cf. Gnaphosidae Genus indet sp. indet) found on the trunk of a toddy palm, at #powai, #mumbai (13th. AUG 2023 17:21 hrs.)
The Mumbai region is home to several #species many of which still remain undiscovered, and are likely new to #science.
#arachnids #arachtober2023 #arachnodon #arachnidsofmastodon #arachnology
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Fun fact - the nests, which are constructed from chewed up bark, and leaves, mixed with mud, are waterproof.
That's right. Bugs invented paper, cardboard and waterproofing way before us.
#antstodon #ants #AntsOfMastodon #biologymastodon #wildlife #naturalhistory #invertebrates #entomology #myrmecology #naturephotography #nature #mumbai #MumbaiUnseen #mumbaimangroves #BombayMeriJaan #IITBombay #powai
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The article 👇🏽 completely misses the tour de force that was the DG Ruparel College Mumbai in the 90s 🤦🏽♂️:
“Cracking The Powai Code: Why Toppers Make A Beeline For Comp Science At IITB”, The Times Of India (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/cracking-the-powai-code-why-toppers-make-a-beeline-for-comp-science-at-iitb/articleshow/101603020.cms).
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And yet, this globally invasive, pugnacious little 'tramp ant', tends to the caterpillars of the pea-blue (Lampides boeticus), a legally protected native #butterfly (pictured below).
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Environments in which most native plants wouldn't survive.
'Noxious weeds' aren't necessarily noxious everywhere they grow. And under right conditions, actively support native wildlife
📸 31 JAN 2023 (15:48 hrs.) near Lilavati Podar School, #Powai, #Hiranandani, #Mumbai. (3/3).
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Apefly (Spalgis epius epius).
A rarity among Indian butterflies, the Apefly's caterpillar is a carnivore which feeds on scale insects, and mealybugs.
The delicate looking, snow-white adults are strong fliers, which will often perch on trees.
Females have no specific host plant, and will deposit eggs wherever the intended prey of its future progeny is found.
📸 31 JAN 2023 (16:02 hrs.) resting amidst the branches of Indian Beech (Millettia pinnata), #Hiranandani #powai, #Mumbai.
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Looking much like the Water type Legendary #Pokemon #Kyogre, an albino giant river catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) peacefully swims in the waterways of Niravana park, #Hiranandani #gardens, #Powai as visitors to the park (sounds left in), enjoy a slice of #nature in the middle of #India's largest #metropolis, #Mumbai.
Endangered in its native #Thailand, the species has been widely introduced in the country as food, and ornamentation.
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Preying #mantis Ootheca (egg-case), at #IIT #Bombay, #Powai, #Mumbai.
📸 3rd. SEP 2022.
A whole generation of #insect assassins waiting to emerge, and stalk the foliage, and the undergrowth for #bugs to hunt.
#insects #insect #entomology #Arthropods #wildlife #urbannature #urbanwildlife #urbanwildlifephotography #scicomm
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Scarlet skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) ♂️
A stunning orange-red #dragonfly which breeds in many #ponds, #lakes, ditches, and marshlands of Mumbai city.
📸 1 SEP 2022 (17:59 hrs.), near #Powai #lake, inside #IIT #Bombay campus, #Mumbai.
#dragonflytales #Odonata #insectsofmastodon #insects #Arthropods #wildlife #UrbanNature #CityForest
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Hundreds of Black Kites (Milvus migrans) swarm the salmon pink skies of urban Mumbai one last time, before returning to roost for the night, as the last rays of the sun ebb.
All of this, right next to a busy road, where indifferent traffic rushes past🚦🛺 🚚 (traffic sounds left in intentionally).
Where else in the world can you see such dichotomy?
🎥 MAR 17 2022 (19:03 hrs.) near #Powai, #Mumbai
#birds #birding #wildlife #urbannature #ornithology #raptors
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Asiatic Bloodtail (Lathrecista asiatica).
A stunning, yet shy #dragon associated with marshlands surrounding freshwater bodies, woodlands, and shallow forest pools.
Has a strong flight.
Males settle often, preferring high perches. Females rarely sighted.
This ♂️ ️📸 1 SEP 2022 (16:20 hrs.) at IIT Bombay campus grounds, #Powai, #Mumbai.
#Odonata #Entomology #dragonfly #wildlife #insects #bugs #dragonflies
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Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea).
A moisture loving, ground hugging, mat-forming #herb, bearing dainty pale blue-purple #flowers
Found in wetlands, and urban habitats, thickets can be spotted growing in pavement cracks, in the parks and gardens of #Mumbai.
Native to tropical #Asia, but found growing in most parts of the world, including #Africa, and the #Americas.
📸 25 AUG 2021 (12:16 hrs.), at #Powai Lake promenade, Mumbai.