Nature Activities Conducted by Nature Club

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Phimenes flavopictus

Phimenes flavopictus is a wasp with a globular mesosoma, black body with black marks, found in India and other countries.

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Bird watching

Bird watching is the recreational or academic activity of observing wild birds, offering a way to connect with nature while honing observational skills like patience and tolerance.

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Phallus luteus

Phallus luteus is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. First described in 1936 as Dictyophora lutea, it was transferred to the genus Phallus in 2009. It is widely distributed in Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, and India, and has been collected in Mexico.

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Night birdwatching in campus

Night birdwatching involves observing nocturnal species or the behavior of birds at night, often using equipment like night vision binoculars or thermal scopes to see in the dark

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Spotted owlet

A small owl found in tropical Asia, known for being adapted to open habitats including cities. It is identifiable by its round head, grayish-brown plumage with white spots, and distinctive white eyebrows and neck-band

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Collab nature art

A collaborative drawing session of nature

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Slender loris

The slender lorises (Loris) are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka. Slender lorises spend most of their life in trees, traveling along the tops of branches with slow and precise movements

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Nature walk in campus

A nature walk involves being outdoors to observe and connect with your surroundings, collect nature data etc.

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Family of Macaques in campus

Macaques are found in a variety of habitats throughout the Asian continent and are highly adaptable, they easily adapt to human-built environments and can survive well in urban settings if they are able to obtain food.

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Observing and identifying birds

To observe and identify birds, start by using binoculars and a field guide or app to look for key features like size, shape, color, and distinctive markings called field marks.

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White- cheeked barbet

The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis) is a species of Asian barbet found in southern India. This species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is found in the forest areas of the Western Ghats, parts of the Eastern Ghats and adjoining hills

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Observation during nature walk in campus

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Common jay butterfly (Graphium doson)

It is a black, tropical papilionid (swallowtail) butterfly with pale blue semi-transparent central wing bands that are formed by large spots. There is a marginal series of smaller spots. The underside of wings is brown with markings similar to upperside but whitish in colour.

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Indian paradise flycatcher

The Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the monarch flycatcher family, Monarchidae.

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Brief discussion about fig wasps

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Rose-ringed parakeet

The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ring-necked parakeet, ringneck parrot or the Kramer parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula, of the family Psittaculidae.

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Creobroter meleagris (Indian Flower Mantis)

It is a predatory insect characterised by its striking green and brown body with white markings, and bright green wings with a yellow tint. It has a prominent yellow-white eye patch on its wings that serves as a deimatic display to startle predators.

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Leucage decorata

The decorative silver orb spider is one of the long-jawed orb weaver spiders. A medium to large-sized orb-weaving spider, with a body length up to 12 mm (0.47 in) long for females and up to 6 mm (0.24 in) for males.

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Uperodon taprobanicus

It is also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog. It is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka, up to an altitude of about 1300 metres. It can grow to an adult length of up to 75 millimetres(7.5 cm) from snout to vent.

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Copsychus saularis

The Oriental magpie-robin is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now considered an Old World flycatcher. They are distinctive black and white birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground or perch conspicuously.