Our campus is not just a home for most of the research scholars but it also houses a plethora of other life forms. In this video, ‘A Bug’s Life’, Sangeetha takes us on a tour of the Mathura Road campus introducing us to the various bugs that live amongst us.

These are the bugs that are shown in this video:

Red Cotton Stainer
Scientific Name: Dysdercus cingulatus
Family: Pyrrhocoridae

Western Honey Bee
Scientific Name: Apis mellifera
Family: Apidae

Dwarf Honey Bee
Scientific Name: Apis florea
Family: Apidae

Blister beetle
Scientific Name: Hycleus polymorphus
Family: Meloinae


Sangeetha is a clinician-turned-researcher, pursuing PhD in Dr Bhavana Prasher's Lab and working on elucidating the endophenotypes of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Photography Enthusiast • Bibliophile • Wanderlust •

By Sangeetha K

Sangeetha is a clinician-turned-researcher, pursuing PhD in Dr Bhavana Prasher's Lab and working on elucidating the endophenotypes of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Photography Enthusiast • Bibliophile • Wanderlust •

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