tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48430768585444561112024-11-01T14:54:42.484+05:30Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comBlogger751125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-56125567997937716152023-05-21T13:08:00.001+05:302023-05-21T13:08:22.398+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/QmE3PmtIaTc" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/QmE3PmtIaTc Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-23617481723651209242023-05-18T13:07:00.001+05:302023-05-18T13:07:27.561+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/Rp9qaMrtsNY" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/Rp9qaMrtsNY Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-59729360222557100362023-05-14T16:08:00.001+05:302023-05-14T16:08:29.235+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/kKwjpoH-yvY" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/kKwjpoH-yvY Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-1628674190254860502023-05-12T10:07:00.001+05:302023-05-12T10:07:48.088+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/uSQQG6JN3fo" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/uSQQG6JN3fo Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-686665457344016272023-05-11T15:07:00.001+05:302023-05-11T15:07:47.969+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/BiNYeuu44Q0" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/BiNYeuu44Q0 Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-3708229286922589862023-05-10T11:07:00.001+05:302023-05-10T11:07:19.078+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/cOhiBWUvl7M" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/cOhiBWUvl7M Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-55356389932149631882023-05-09T19:07:00.001+05:302023-05-09T19:07:59.840+05:30The trees are all in their summer bloom and the butterflies have been actve feeding off the nectar. Pre-monsoon showers are at their peak though with Cyclone mocha about to make landfall soon. What do the butterflies do when it rains? Here is a timelapse of a Common mime butterfly taking shelter during heavy rain and thunderstorm. You can see it fly away as soon as the rain abates.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/25IMhAdLfFQ" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/25IMhAdLfFQ Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-7700568918189186222023-05-07T16:07:00.001+05:302023-05-07T16:07:31.930+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/Nbkir2AyBrU" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/Nbkir2AyBrU Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-65743658788544904812023-05-06T16:07:00.001+05:302023-05-06T16:07:40.221+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/vJosrEYZuwg" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/vJosrEYZuwg Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-63718329119819817962023-05-05T10:07:00.001+05:302023-05-05T10:07:36.538+05:30Late night, I looked out of my balcony and came across something dark flying across the yard onto the papaya tree. I fetched my camera and headlamp to check it out and discovered it was a giant fruit bat (Pteropus giganteus) that had come to feat on ripe papaya. Here is the video of it in action.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/g662FVccI-s" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/g662FVccI-s Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-31653036842779990022023-05-04T12:07:00.001+05:302023-05-04T12:07:17.871+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/89XQURSfBJ8" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/89XQURSfBJ8 Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-42523568644751036462023-05-03T07:25:00.001+05:302023-05-03T07:25:08.466+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/Vux-FwftL40" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/Vux-FwftL40 Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-31060572353121747112023-04-30T16:08:00.001+05:302023-04-30T16:08:05.265+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/Dl4J7WXAmsc" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/Dl4J7WXAmsc Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-10506263685113106062023-04-29T21:08:00.001+05:302023-04-29T21:08:53.326+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/1wZBeyw9HEk" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/1wZBeyw9HEk Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-88394358116973455662023-04-29T12:08:00.001+05:302023-04-29T12:08:01.682+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/jsjGjjWs4Mo" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/jsjGjjWs4Mo Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-53786025083389435262023-04-28T20:08:00.001+05:302023-04-28T20:08:07.786+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/IF6K_T5uam4" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/IF6K_T5uam4 Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-12648532617130372242023-04-26T21:08:00.001+05:302023-04-26T21:08:17.856+05:30After the periodic April showers, insect life seems to have become more active. I came across this very long trail of Carebara ants moving along. some of the trail is on. ground, while the rest of it in these semi underground trails....<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/iOcwNW7_sfc" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/iOcwNW7_sfc Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-61799588301856985642023-04-23T18:07:00.001+05:302023-04-23T18:07:21.679+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/Qkvyvk1Efz4" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/Qkvyvk1Efz4 Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-65507267105622123962023-04-17T12:07:00.001+05:302023-04-17T12:07:20.135+05:30I was observing this beautiful Siler semiglaucus spider chasing ants. It didn't seem too interested in catching them or feeding on them. Rather it seemed to spend a lot of energy chasing them away. As it was chasing one ant, the latter ran into what appears to be an assassin bug's lair.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/BKbOz2Mzgpo" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/BKbOz2Mzgpo Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-64445698198370397462023-04-12T22:09:00.001+05:302023-04-12T22:09:58.022+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/F73AgtsZmEc" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/F73AgtsZmEc Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-88550527210217705422023-04-11T09:08:00.001+05:302023-04-11T09:08:32.838+05:30Came across this jumper wifi had caught a bug much larger than it. It was busy feeding of it when an ant encountered the duo and decided to investigate. This meant that the spider had to keep moving and the ant kept following.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/5D93AK0GQVk" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/5D93AK0GQVk Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-80866199499577930272023-04-04T12:07:00.001+05:302023-04-04T12:07:25.508+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/BobsciD7T2s" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/BobsciD7T2s Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-80223644518230599412023-01-16T13:08:00.001+05:302023-01-16T13:08:00.616+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/XfSVYvbPy3U" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/XfSVYvbPy3U Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-88442444192580233772023-01-08T13:07:00.001+05:302023-01-08T13:07:16.492+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/Xqm7G71v0ao" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/Xqm7G71v0ao Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-61815880775852230612022-12-30T16:07:00.001+05:302022-12-30T16:07:49.643+05:30<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 480px; height: 270px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" id="okplayer" width="480" height="270" src="http://youtube.com/embed/yjzZEEeH2-M" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 480px; height: 270px;" name="okplayer"></iframe></div> </div> <br /> via https://youtu.be/yjzZEEeH2-M Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.com