They were then much less active and spent time cleaning their antennae and legs.

Observations revealed two defensive strategies displayed by the butterflies while nectaring. With several fast and shallow wingbeats, they repelled much smaller insects (flies, bees) that wanted to land on the same flower; this behavior was observed several times. A different strategy was adopted against much larger insects like bumble bees. On landing on the same plant (flower), these did not respect the presence of the butterfly. The unexpected contact between the two insects resulted in the butterfly immediately dropping into the dense vegetation on the ground without opening its wings; after a moment, however, it flew up and away. This behavior was observed on two occasions.

Another intriguing behavior following oviposition was noticed. Before leaving theWhy the Political Atmosphere in Rajasthan’s Pokhran Has Turned Communal

It might be winter in Delhi and Jaipur, but the temperatures in Pokhran, Rajasthan, are enough to induce a sweat. Some of the heat is weather-related, to be sure, but the rest is political.

Anyone travelling from Barmer into Pokhran is greeted by a poster featuring Yogi Adityanath, the “Hindu king” chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, and the local BJP candidate, Mahant Pratap Puri, who is the head of the Taratara math. Just next to that one is another poster, featuring Congress candidate Saleh Mohammad and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The two posters reveal more than enough about the atmosphere in Pokhran.

In a public meeting held in Pokhran on November 26, Adityanath said, “Rahul Gandhi went to Ajmer Sharif and