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Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)

Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) on Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma) blossoms

Two Striped Jumper (Telamonia dimidiata)

Female

Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012 | Map

Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)

Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012 | Map

Ants form symbiotic relationships with many life forms - bugs, plant lice, tree hoppers, larva of butterflies and some trees too.

Here is an ant tending to a Mealybug (Pseudococcidae), which sucks on plant sap and releases a sweet tasting liquid that the ant can feed on.

The ant in turn protects the Mealybug from predators.

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