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SanjaySaklani

SanjaySaklani

A Freelance Technical Writer. Currently doing research with a project Conservatory Himalayas by be.Leaf Adventure.

Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India

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SanjaySaklani Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by SanjaySaklani Guanacaste, Costa Rica11 years ago

It shows to me like common green darner as the photo seems to be enhanced for blue color

SanjaySaklani Green-headed Tanager
Green-headed Tanager commented on by SanjaySaklani Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil11 years ago

The Green-headed Tanager is one of the most common and widely distributed species of Tangara in the forests of southeastern Brazil; its distribution also extends into southeastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. Green-headed Tanagers forage in the canopy of humid forest and forest edge, and also enter adjacent second-growth, where they may forage closer to the ground. They usually travel in small flocks, either on their own or in association with a larger mixed-species flock. The diet consists both of fruit and arthropods; when foraging for arthropods, they hop along slender to medium-sized branches, and glean prey from branch surfaces and from leaves. The sister species to the Green-headed Tanager is the Seven-colored Tanager (Tangara fastuosa), a similar tanager found in northeastern Brazil. Although the behavior and plumage pattern of the Green-headed and Seven-colored tanagers are similar to those of the Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis) of Amazonia, these two species are not closely related to the Paradise Tanager. Instead, the Green-headed and Seven-colored tanagers are part of small radiation of tanagers that are not similar to one another in appearance, but all are endemic to the Atlantic Forest region; the other members of this group are the Red-necked Tanager (Tangara seledon), the Brassy-breasted Tanager (Tangara desmaresti), and the Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris).

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Unnamed spotting commented on by SanjaySaklani Pennsylvania, USA11 years ago

Milk Snakes are easily confused with Fox Snakes to the untrained eye. Remember, Milk Snakes have black circles outlining their blotches. They also have a "Y" or "V" pattern on the top of their heads, whereas the head of a Fox Snake is normally void of pattern (or with faint patterns). Generally, they do not get as large as Fox Snakes (however, this can be hard to determine unless you are comparing adults of each species). Fox snakes also have a divided anal plate, while milk snakes have a single, or smooth, anal plate.

SanjaySaklani Potter Wasp
Potter Wasp commented on by SanjaySaklani Intramuros, Philippines11 years ago

Thanks john i was just taken away with the text and less reasoning this wasp is also referred to as Mud-dauber Wasp

SanjaySaklani Potter Wasp
Potter Wasp commented on by SanjaySaklani Intramuros, Philippines11 years ago

Delta curvatum (black delta vespid wasp)
http://www.hear.org/starr/images/species...

SanjaySaklani Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill commented on by SanjaySaklani Victoria, Australia11 years ago

White-browed bushchat

SanjaySaklani Organ-pipe Coral
Organ-pipe Coral commented on by SanjaySaklani Davao Del Norte, Philippines11 years ago

Threats – Organ pipe coral

The permanently coloured skeleton of organ pipe corals makes it an attractive material for ornaments and jewellery. It is also crushed and sold in spice shops in countries like Yemen, and is a popular species in aquariums as it is easy to maintain and fairly tolerant of aquarium conditions. As a result, organ pipe corals are one of the 15 most traded genera of corals, and it is under considerable pressure from over-harvesting . Whilst trade in this species should be regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) it seems to have suffered from illegal collection, for example, several major collections of organ pipe coral skeletons were caught being smuggled from the Egyptian Red Sea coral reefs.
Organ pipe corals also face the many threats that are impacting coral reefs globally. It is estimated that 20 percent of the world’s coral reefs have already been effectively destroyed and show no immediate prospects of recovery, and 24 percent of the world’s reefs are under imminent risk of collapse due to human pressures. These human impacts include poor land management practices that are releasing more sediment, nutrients and pollutants into the oceans and stressing the fragile reef ecosystem. Over fishing has ‘knock-on’ effects that results in the increase of macro-algae that can out-compete and smother corals, and fishing using destructive methods physically devastates the reef. A further potential threat is the increase of coral bleaching events, as a result of global climate change.

SanjaySaklani Organ-pipe Coral
Organ-pipe Coral commented on by SanjaySaklani Davao Del Norte, Philippines11 years ago

Unlike most corals, it is not colourful polyps that make organ pipe corals attractive, but instead, their dark red coloured skeleton. The skeleton is composed of thin tubes, or pipes, (hence its common name), which are two millimetres in diameter and cemented together by horizontal plates at intervals of several centimeters. Unless the colony has been damaged, a mass of greenish-brown or grey polyps, each with eight tentacles, obscures the skeleton. These colonies can form mounds up to 50 centimetres in diameter and may dominate large patches of reef . There are at least two species, of which only Tubipora musica is named . The structure of the tentacles of different colonies of T. musica varies greatly; some have broad feather-like pinnae (tiny projections) down the sides of the tentacles, whilst others have no pinnae at all.

SanjaySaklani jungle geranium
jungle geranium commented on by SanjaySaklani Karnataka, India11 years ago

This plant is sacred as well as Medicinal.and is used in treatment of Diarrhoea and Leucorrhoea. It is also studied as Astringent, Anti-diarrhoeal, Anti-leucorrhoeic, Blood-purifier.

SanjaySaklani Potter Wasp
Potter Wasp commented on by SanjaySaklani Intramuros, Philippines11 years ago

DESCRIPTION

Adult -- The adult is over 20 to 25 mm long, with black antennae and a shiny black head, thorax and fore abdomen. Two yellow spots (one on each side of the abdomen) are sometimes very faint or absent. They may appear as a band across the abdomen when the wasp is flying. Behind the yellow spots, the abdomen is more brownish and the hairs on the body more noticeable. The wings are dark blue.
Larva -- The larva of Scolia dubia is a legless, white grub with a brown head. It appears hairless and has no eyes. The antennae, maxillary and labial palps are one-segmented. There is a slit-like silk gland on the labium.

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