Great series... and enjoyed your 2006 link troo Usha di On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi, > Thought this might be interesting..... > > Was at my property at Shahapur [north of Bombay] last Sunday. These > photographs were taken on a Ziziphus mauritiana [Bor] tree. > > Tussar Silk Moths belong to the group of Emperor Moths which feature > some of the larger moths including the largest - the Atlas Moth, my > photographs of which are available at this link : > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!search/Atlas$20Moth$20Neil$20Soares/indiantreepix/JPj7EjEv3B4/tLIWSJmXOP8J > > Here a female Tussar Silk Moth [the largest of the 3 seen in the > photographs] has recently emerged from her cocoon loaded with unfertilised > eggs. To attract males to fertilise her eggs, she secretes pheromones which > the males detect with their sensitive feathery antennae from even a few > kilometers away. Two males have arrived to mate with her. > Also seen is the nest of a Scaly-breasted Munia. > > Sending a few photographs. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
