Highlights from the Period 15th to 24th July 2023

"Nature's ballet unfolds before our eyes as a graceful frog glides into the spotlight, a colorful damselfly darts with elegance, and a magnificent forester moth proudly displays its beauty. 🌿✨ #NatureWonder #GracefulEncounters #BeautyOfWildlife"

Amphibian : Gliding Frog

Poorna spotlights a graceful Malabar Gliding Frog Rhacophorus malabaricus from Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India

Observed by @poorna_sona

Location : Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India

Observed on: 19th, July 2023

The term "gliding" frog refers to its ability to break its fall by stretching the webbing between its toes when making leaps down from the treetops. It can make gliding jumps of 9–12 m, a maximum of about 115 times its length.Ref. Wikipedia

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Debashis Chowdhury image of a colourful damselfly dart into today's highlight. A Black Marsh Dart Onychargia atrocyana from Kolkata, West Bengal,, India

Observed by @debashischowdhury

Location : Kolkata, West Bengal,, India

Observed on: 19th, July 2023

This species is also commonly known as the marsh dancerRef. Wikipedia

A magnificent forester moth Genus Thyrassia proud display of its beauty observed by Dharmendra Padhiyar from Paria, Gujarat, India

Observed by @drpadhiyar

Location : Paria, Gujarat, India

Observed on: 122nd, July 2023

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Posted on July 24, 2023 02:56 PM by ram_k