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17 July 2024

Achaea janata, commonly known as the Castor Semi-looper or Croton Caterpillar, is an erebid moth. The caterpillars are called 'semi-loopers' due to their distinctive mode of locomotion. This species is found in the Indo-Australian tropics and subtropics, extending south to New Zealand and east through the Pacific archipelagos to Easter Island. It is a major pest of castor plants worldwide. As they feed on the castor oil plant, the caterpillars may become extremely poisonous. They damage foliage, resulting in defoliation and a reduction in the photosynthesis process. They also attack stems, boring into them, which can cause the entire plant to wilt and die. A Castor Semi-looper (Achaea janata) was observed sitting on the wall of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 16/07/2024.

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11 May 2024

The Greater Coucal, or Crow Pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large, non-parasitic bird belonging to the cuckoo order, Cuculiformes, found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. With a length of 48 cm, the Greater Coucal is known for its distinctive booming 'coop coop coop' calls, which are often associated with omens. The female's call is lower-pitched than that of the male. These calls can typically be heard in scrublands, light forests, and cultivated areas, which are its preferred habitats. On May 11, 2024, a Greater Coucal was spotted in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, searching for food and water during a heatwave.

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11 May 2024

The Greater Coucal, or Crow Pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large, non-parasitic bird belonging to the cuckoo order, Cuculiformes, found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. With a length of 48 cm, the Greater Coucal is known for its distinctive booming 'coop coop coop' calls, which are often associated with omens. The female's call is lower-pitched than that of the male. These calls can typically be heard in scrublands, light forests, and cultivated areas, which are its preferred habitats. On May 11, 2024, a Greater Coucal was spotted in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, searching for food and water during a heatwave.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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11 October 2023

The chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. It is a Pale-headed starling with dark-tipped wings and an orangish belly and rump. Bill is distinctively colorful: blue with a yellow tip. This bird inhabits open forests and forest edges, as well as agricultural areas and village outskirts. Like other starlings, social and raucous, often flocking together while noisily churring and whistling. Frequently perches up on exposed perches such as snags and utility lines, but also forages extensively on the ground. It is Native to southern Asia; and introduced to Taiwan. A chestnut-tailed starling bird sits on an electric wire in a gust after the rain stops and its feathers are ruffled at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/10/2023.

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3 June 2023

The lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica), also known as the Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Their name came from their distinctive whistling calls. They feed mainly on grains, small fish, frogs, mollusks and worms. They are nocturnal feeders that during the day may be found around lakes and wet paddy fields. The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks. They can perch on trees and sometimes build their nest in the hollow of a tree. Wild Lesser whistling ducks couple has sat in the higher branch of a mango tree at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 03/06/2023.

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3 June 2023

The lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica), also known as the Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Their name came from their distinctive whistling calls. They feed mainly on grains, small fish, frogs, mollusks and worms. They are nocturnal feeders that during the day may be found around lakes and wet paddy fields. The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks. They can perch on trees and sometimes build their nest in the hollow of a tree. Wild Lesser whistling ducks couple has sat in the higher branch of a mango tree at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 03/06/2023.

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3 June 2023

The lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica), also known as the Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Their name came from their distinctive whistling calls. They feed mainly on grains, small fish, frogs, mollusks and worms. They are nocturnal feeders that during the day may be found around lakes and wet paddy fields. The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks. They can perch on trees and sometimes build their nest in the hollow of a tree. Wild Lesser whistling ducks couple has sat in the higher branch of a mango tree at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 03/06/2023.

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3 June 2023

The lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica), also known as the Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Their name came from their distinctive whistling calls. They feed mainly on grains, small fish, frogs, mollusks and worms. They are nocturnal feeders that during the day may be found around lakes and wet paddy fields. The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks. They can perch on trees and sometimes build their nest in the hollow of a tree. Wild Lesser whistling ducks couple has sat in the higher branch of a mango tree at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 03/06/2023.

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