Javed Ahmed · @curiocritters
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A common mormon butterfly stops for a sip of nectar from bougainvillea blossoms, growing near a construction site.

Such is the dichotomy of life, in Mumbai's 'city-forest', where wildlife manages to eke out a living, even in the most urbane of habitats.

📸 10 MAR 2022 near Bhandup, Mumbai.

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Javed Ahmed · @curiocritters
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Acrobat (Crematogaster sp.) 'Pagoda', near , , .

Largely arboreal, these ants of forests, woodland, and scrubland, can also be found in the parks, and gardens of urban Mumbai, where their large Pagoda style nests are hard to miss.

The waterproof nests are constructed by chewing up bark, and leaves, and further fortified by mixing mud.

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Javed Ahmed · @curiocritters
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Scarlet skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) ♂️

A stunning orange-red which breeds in many , , ditches, and marshlands of Mumbai city.

📸 1 SEP 2022 (17:59 hrs.), near , inside campus, .

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Javed Ahmed · @curiocritters
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Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe) .

Found on Manila Tamarind (Pithecellobium dulcean), an introduced, yet naturalised species of tree which is a hit with local .

📸 SEP 6 2022 (17:18hrs.) at , .

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