U.T. records under 200 cases for second successive day
The Hindu
Puducherry accounts for 146 cases; recovery rate stands at 96.50%
The Union Territory recorded under 200 new COVID-19 cases for the second successive day while three more deaths raised the cumulative toll to 1,748. Puducherry reported two fatalities and Karaikal one. The cumulative toll by region stood at Puducherry (1,395), Karaikal (218), Yanam (102) and Mahe (33).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.