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  2. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Gajasura is an elephant demon killed by Shiva, in his Gajasurasamhara form. Gajendra the elephant, was rescued by Vishnu from the clutches of Huhu, the Crocodile in the legend of Gajendra Moksha. Ganesha also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, the elephant headed God. Iravati is a daughter of Kadru and Kasyapa.

  3. Carausius morosus - Wikipedia

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    Carausius morosus [1] (the 'common', 'Indian' or 'laboratory' stick insect) is a species of Phasmatodea (phasmid) often kept as pets by schools and individuals. Culture stocks originate from a collection from Tamil Nadu, India. Like the majority of the Phasmatodea, C. morosus are nocturnal. Culture stocks are parthenogenetic females that can ...

  4. T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar - Wikipedia

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    T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar. Tarakad Vaidyanatha Ramakrishna Ayyar (20 July 1880 – 13 February 1952) was a pioneer Indian entomologist who worked in the agricultural department in British India. He described numerous species of insect, especially the thrips, catalogued Indian insect pests, taught, and wrote a landmark textbook of entomology, the ...

  5. Myrmekes - Wikipedia

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    Greek sailors that arrived from India have told stories of their encounters with the Myrmekes. They are a race of ants that can range in size from small dogs to giant bears which guarded a hill that had rich deposits of gold. The local tribes had to use a rush and grab maneuver to obtain the gold without being killed by the Myrmekes.

  6. C.A. Viraktamath - Wikipedia

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    C.A. Viraktamath. Professor Viraktamath in 2017. Chandrashekaraswami Adiveyya Viraktamath (in publications as C. A. Viraktamath or as Chandra A. Viraktamath) (born 31 January 1944) is an Indian entomologist who specializes in the systematics of leaf-hoppers, Cicadellidae. He served as a professor of entomology at the University of Agricultural ...

  7. Hottentotta tamulus - Wikipedia

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    Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion, also known as the eastern Indian scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae. It occurs in most of India , [2] eastern Pakistan [1] and the eastern lowlands of Nepal , [3] and recently from Sri Lanka .

  8. Bees in mythology - Wikipedia

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    Bees in mythology. Gold plaques embossed with winged bee goddesses, perhaps the Thriae or perhaps an older goddess, [a] [2] found at Camiros, Rhodes, dated to 7th century BCE ( British Museum ). Bees have been featured in myth and folklore around the world. Honey and beeswax have been important resources for humans since at least the Mesolithic ...

  9. Wildlife of India - Wikipedia

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    As a result, among Indian species, only 12.6% of mammals and 4.5% of birds are endemic, contrasting with 45.8% of reptiles and 55.8% of amphibians. India is home to several well-known large animals, including the Indian elephant, Indian rhinoceros, and Gaur. India is the only country where the big cats tiger and lion exist in the wild.

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