Comments on: Valparai Plant Expedition – July 2019

By: Sevvel

Sevvel — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:29:47 +0000

In reply to John. Thanks for your words! I'm not sure why the spiders are sat on those flowers! They were doing nothing but just sitting and resting there. May be they are after their prey, I'm not sure either! One has to study to learn more about this behaviour.

By: John

John — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:41:07 +0000

Hello, thank you very much for the blog post I love it!
I was just wondering if you knew if there was a reason that the spiders were on the malaxis versicolour orchid?
Has the orchid itslelf attracted them there through scent? I am struggling to find information on this, though I know that many orchids are desceptive in their methods to attract pollinators such as attracting male bees and wasps which think they are mating with a female. I was wondeirng if a similiar thing might be happening here with the spiders.

By: Impatiens elegans - The elegant balsam | Happy Botanist

Impatiens elegans - The elegant balsam | Happy Botanist — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:46:08 +0000

[…] They are found only to the south of Palghat pass. Their range starts from the Nelliyampathy and Anamalai hills and extends up to Agasthiyamalai Hills in the […]

By: Katherine Wagner-Reiss

Katherine Wagner-Reiss — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:31:22 +0000

Thank you for this fun and informative review of roots, complete with great photos. I especially loved learning about assimilatory roots, contractile roots, and root thorns! I am finding that botanizing is a great source of distraction and joy
during this COVID19 pandemic, and I recommend it !