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India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Blister Beetle <h1/p>

Thanks to Sivakumar ji for the ID

Hycleus zigzagus

Gear: Sony A7 III

Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent,

cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are

aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.




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India Nature Watch - Smart or foolish? Stink bug eggs laid on Giant wood spider web

Left me pondering




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India Nature Watch - Pill Bug ???

Nelliyampathy Forest, Kerala, Oct., 2024




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India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Hummingbird moth <h1/p>

The flowers of the snakeweed plant are popular with many butterflies, including the

South Asian crimson rose, Malabar banded swallowtail, grass yellow, and hummingbirds.

Smaller species of butterflies, like the Common Palmfly and the Bush Browns,

are often seen feeding on the flowers. Larger butterflies, like the Polyura and Lexias,

have not been seen feeding on the plant.




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India Nature Watch - unknown

please id this insect. it was as small as a grain




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India Nature Watch - Bull horns! Gastercantha dalyi Spiny orb weaver




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India Nature Watch - emerald spread wing




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India Nature Watch - The Rusty Dart.

Rusty marsh dart (Ceriagrion olivaceum) (Female here) is a species of damselfly found in south and southeast Asia. Two subspecies are mentioned. Ceriagrion olivaceum olivaceum and Ceriagrion olivaceum aurantiacum.C. o. olivaceum is widespread in India and Southeast Asia and probably the one here C. o. aurantiacum is only known from southwest India. It is a medium-sized damselfly with olivaceous brown capped greenish eyes. Its thorax is olive green, paler on the sides. Female is similar to the male. Male @ http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=663008




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India Nature Watch - Thomisus sp on Tridax flower




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India Nature Watch - Maripanthus jubatus




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India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Blue mud dauber wasp <h1/p>

Thanks to Sivakumar ji for correcting the ID.

Family: Scoliidae




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India Nature Watch - grasshopper

id please




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India Nature Watch - The Rusty Darter.

Rusty marsh dart (Ceriagrion olivaceum) (Male here) is a species of damselfly found in south and southeast Asia. Two subspecies are mentioned. Ceriagrion olivaceum olivaceum and Ceriagrion olivaceum aurantiacum.C. o. olivaceum is widespread in India and Southeast Asia and probably the one here C. o. aurantiacum is only known from southwest India. It is a medium-sized damselfly with olivaceous brown capped greenish eyes. Its thorax is olive green, paler on the sides. Female is similar to the male. Female @ http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=662987




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India Nature Watch - Braconid wasp




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India Nature Watch - Probagation - My 2000th post in INW.

Thanks to INW .....Thank you all for your encouragement comments and guidance.




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India Nature Watch - id please




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India Nature Watch - Tinolius sp Moth caterpillar




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India Nature Watch - Pygmy Grasshopper




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India Nature Watch - Antlions resting on a blade of grass




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Women jockeys to race for title

A championship for female jockeys - spearheaded by Hayley Turner - is to be launched for the new flat racing season.




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Winter Derby win for Premio Loco

Premio Loco comes through in the home straight to win the Winter Derby at Lingfield, with Cai Shen second and Circumvent third.




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National winner Lee switches to Flat

Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee cites weight issues as his main reason for switching codes to Flat racing.




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Fanning claims all-weather title

A double at Lingfield sees Joe Fanning win the all-weather jockeys' championship, defeating Luke Morris 89-86 on the final day.




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Brae Hill wins Lincoln Handicap

Brae Hill holds off the challenge of Mull of Killough to win the Lincoln Handicap in a thrilling finish at Doncaster.




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Monterosso wins Dubai World Cup

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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: Philippines Further Extends Multiple Tax Deadlines

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Tax-News.com: Philippines Moots Digital Tax

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Tax-News.com: India Announces More COVID-19 Measures

On May 13, 2020, the Indian Government announced new tax relief measures and administrative concessions.




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Tax-News.com: India Hikes Threshold For Country-by-Country Reporting

India has enacted legislation to hike the turnover threshold for filing a country-by-country report.




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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: UK Extends Deadlines For Input On Tax Reforms

The UK tax agency has extended various deadlines for responses to consultations and for other work on tax reform, in light of COVID-19.




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Tax-News.com: Russia To Terminate Cyprus Double Tax Agreement

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Tax-News.com: Malta, Luxembourg Agree To Russian DTA Changes

The Russian Government has disclosed that both Luxembourg and Malta have agreed to change their double tax agreement with Russia to increase withholding tax rates on cross-border dividends and interest income.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Russia Reach Double Tax Agreement Compromise

Russia and Cyprus have announced that they have resolved a dispute concerning the two countries' double tax agreement.




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Tax-News.com: Russia, Malta Sign Double Tax Agreement Protocol

The Russian Government has announced the signing of a double tax Protocol with Malta, to increase the amount of tax that Russia may collect at source on cross-border payments of dividends and interest to 15 percent.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands, Russia At Loggerheads Over DTA Revision

Russia's Ministry of Finance has said it is prepared to terminate the Dutch tax agreement if ongoing negotiations fail.




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Tax-News.com: Russian Duma Approves Changes To Luxembourg And Cyprus DTAs

At its December 22 plenum, Russia's lower house of parliament approved revisions to the country's double tax agreements with Cyprus and Luxembourg.




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Tax-News.com: Putin Signs Law To Withdraw From Dutch DTA

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to terminate the country's double tax agreement with the Netherlands.




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Tax-News.com: Belt And Road Forum Agrees Digital Tax Admin Agenda

China has set out the priorities of the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Mechanism (BRITACOM) Council over the next five years, at the 36-country grouping's second forum.




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Tax-News.com: EU Expands Investigation Into Dutch Taxation Of IKEA

The European Commission has extended the scope of its in-depth investigation into the Dutch tax treatment of Inter IKEA.




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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: Netherlands Relaxes Loss Carry Back Rules

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Tax-News.com: Netherlands Mulling Tax System Overhaul

The Dutch Government has submitted a report to parliament which includes an extensive set of proposals intended to improve and "future-proof" the country's tax system.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands Clarifies COVID-19 VAT Concessions

On May 25, 2020, the Dutch tax authority said that taxpayers receiving assessment notices for not submitting a value-added tax return on time can apply for a three-month filing extension.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands To Restrict Excessive Borrowing From Own Companies

The Dutch Government has submitted a bill to parliament that will restrict the amount that shareholders can borrow from their own companies without the imposition of tax.




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Tax-News.com: EU Refers Netherlands To ECJ Over Beneficial Ownership Registry

The European Commission is taking action against the Netherlands for failing to fully implement the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive in respect of the availability of information on entities' beneficial owners.




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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: Netherlands Clarifies Rules For Payment Of Deferred Tax Liabilities

The Dutch tax authority has issued a clarification of the repayment requirements for taxes deferred during the COVID-19 health crisis.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands Invites Input On New Dividend Withholding Taxes

On September 25, 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Finance launched a consultation on plans to introduce a withholding tax on dividend payments to low-tax jurisdictions.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands Allows More Time To Pay Frozen Tax Debts

The Dutch Government has announced that businesses may further delay payment of certain tax dues that were frozen in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Tax-News.com: EU To Challenge Dutch Pension Tax Rules Before ECJ

The European Commission has referred the Netherlands to the Court of Justice for its rules on the cross-border transfer of pension capital and cross-border provision of pensions.




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Tax-News.com: Dutch-Polish DTA To Feature New BEPS, Pension Provisions

The Netherlands and Poland have agreed to make changes to their tax treaty, to add provisions to prevent tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), and amend provisions relating to the taxation of pensions income.