5 stories
Priyanka Runwal
Priyanka Runwal is an ecologist and researcher affiliated with the National Centre for Biological Sciences. She is interested in arid grassland and savanna ecosystems.
Quick ReadanimalsIndian Flying Foxes
Urban Biodiversity Series: When the city sleeps, these dark knights take flight. What are they up to under the cover of darkness? Quite a lot, it turns out
Quick ReadanimalsTailor Maid
Urban Biodiversity Series: We take a closer look at the weaver ant, that illustrious backyard needleworker sewing up an empire in the canopies
Quick ReadanimalsThe Blue Pansy
Urban Biodiversity Series: This spotted beauty flitting about your neighbourhood park is remarkably eye-catching, and there’s good reason for it too
Quick ReadanimalsThe Golden Shower Tree
Urban Biodiversity Series: If you’ve ever looked up, only to be dazzled by a canopy of shimmering chandeliers, you were beholding the Cassia fistula in all its golden glory
Quick ReadanimalsTortoise Beetles
Urban Biodiversity Series: These brightly-coloured helmet-shaped insects in our midst display remarkable defense strategies (and have quite an appetite!)