India’s first 'Raft Spider' discovered hunting in Western Ghats streams
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Image: Dolomedes indicus, Adult Female (left) and adult male (right). Credit: Authors https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26308-2
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Fatal attraction: Study deciphers the role of carbon-dioxide in attracting prey in pitcher plants

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Photo : Dr. Sabulal Baby. Blue fluorescence emissions from Nepenthes khasiana pitcher peristomes in ultraviolet (UV 366 nm)

Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, explore how insectivorous plants attract insects.

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