Articles by Anisha Jayadevan

Anisha Jayadevan is the co-author of The Living Museum, an illustrated book on urban biodiversity. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA, studying the drivers and outcomes of tree plantation projects in the open natural ecosystems of Maharashtra. Anisha loves writing and birding.

Would you believe me if I told you that amidst the hustle and bustle of Bengaluru, there’s a whole world of tiny architects, serial killers, woodworkers, and coordinated dancers, each leading very peculiar lives? Their small size often helps them escape detection, but they are hard to miss once you train your eyes to notice them. A new guide, Commonly Spotted Insects and Spiders in the City of Bengaluru, can help you tune in to this fascinating world of many-legged, antennaed and often winged creatures.  And maybe, with the interesting nuggets that the book provides about each animal, you will…

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