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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. 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 ...

  4. Insects in mythology - Wikipedia

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    Insects have appeared in mythology around the world from ancient times. Among the insect groups featuring in myths are the bee, fly, butterfly, cicada, dragonfly, praying mantis and scarab beetle . Insect myths may present the origins of a people, or of their skills such as finding honey. Other myths concern the nature of the gods or their ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Category:Mythological insects - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mythological insects" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Coyote (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Coyote canoeing, in a traditional story. Coyote is a mythological character common to many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America, based on the coyote ( Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic, although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow ...

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