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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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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