Plus Two practical exams begin
The Hindu
Higher secondary practical exams likely to be completed before mid-July
The Plus Two higher secondary practical examinations got under way here on Monday. The practical examinations are being held in higher secondary schools across the State in adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. These are expected to be completed before mid-July. As 39 higher secondary schools are functioning as COVID-19 first-line treatment centres, the students of these schools are appearing for the exam in nearby higher secondary schools. The valuation of Plus Two higher secondary theory examination papers is over. Once the marks of the practical examinations become available, the results will be made ready for declaration.About 7 km before reaching Mysuru’s Outer Ring Road junction on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, a structure resembling the silhouette of a giant tyre attracts the attention of passing-by motorists. This landmark spread across 10 acres of land in Naguvinahalli in Srirangapatna taluk, features a vintage car museum that has become the latest attraction for visitors to Mysuru.
“Spider wasp,” says ecologist and nature educator Vena Kapoor, narrating the fascinating but macabre tale of the spider wasp and its victims. While adult spider wasps mostly feed on flower nectar, making them excellent pollinators, they are also what are known as “parasitoids.” Unlike parasites, they kill their host. In the case of spider wasps, females hunt down spiders, inject them with venom and lay eggs on them. Once they hatch, the larvae eat these spiders alive, inevitably killing them, she tells the huddle of women cloistered around this tree.