It has been 6 years since BioGeoSys was formed, and in that time, we have accumulated an awesome collection of alumni. Here we have them reminiscing about their time in the lab and the work they did here. This page will always be a work in progress, as we keep hearing from more of the family.
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Fieldwork with a surprise: Discovering new ant species in the Western Ghats
-- Bikash Sahoo
There’s a thrill in doing fieldwork that comes from not knowing what you’ll stumble upon as you dig through leaf litter, turn over logs, or simply follow a trail of insects into the undergrowth. For me, this thrill came alive during a memorable expedition into the beautiful forests of the Western Ghats.
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Onwards & Upwards!
On 30th June 2021, two of our very first M.Sc. project students, Himesh and Shagun, gave their final M.Sc. thesis presentations. It was a wonderful journey alongside them in the lab, teaching and learning at both ends.
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8-legged Adventures!
Our youngest member, Ayush, is working on the Araneid fauna of the institute's 298 acre campus. His work will provide us with a photographic database of the spiders, binding them with the specific habitats they dwell in. This resource will be used for further studies, as well as for spreading awareness about these beautiful little creatures occupying every nook and cranny they find.
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An outing to Barunei Hills
On the 14th of March, 2020, our team went out for a casual field trip to the nearby hills of Barunei, Jatni, just next to our institute. Little did we know we would encounter a novel behavioral phenomenon in anurans. In a temporary pool of water inside a rocky cave, on top of the stuntedContinue reading "An outing to Barunei Hills"
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