AWNW: Cubbon Park Bangalore Walk Recap

Women on a nature walk at Cubbon Park in Bangalore in May 2024

New: Click here to see recap of June 2024 walk.

Here is a recap of All Women Nature Walk (AWNW) held at Cubbon Park in May 2024.

AWNW (Bangalore Chapter) held its 9th outing at Cubbon Park on Sunday, 26 May, 2024. With the Bangalore Metro starting operations at 7 am on Sundays, the walk began at the earlier time of 8 am. Around 30 women from diverse backgrounds came together for this event.

The walk kicked off with introductions, followed by a focus on the wonders of trees. Participants observed trees, flowers, fruits and woody seedpods textures of bark, and the fascinating macro life they sustained. Vena Kapoor, our invertebrate expert, joined the walk and shared captivating anecdotes and natural history insights about spiders, wasps and other macrofauna. The event was a wonderful opportunity for women to connect with nature and each other.

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated. A special thanks goes out to those who captured the event’s moments through photographs and videos, and shared them in our common group. Thanks to Shrusti Heroor for coordinating the video testimonials for this walk.

: Sholagiri narrow-mouthed Frog, PC: AWNW

: Genus Hamadruas a member of Lynx Spiders Family Oxyopidae. Photographed by

: Epeus sp. PC: Vena Kapoor

: Corinnomma sp. PC: Vena Kapoor

Highlights:

Spiders: Hamadruas Lynx spider, Corinnomma ant mimic sac spider, Epeus jumping spider, Two-tailed spider, Gnathopalystes sp. (green long-legged spider)
Insects: Rhinomyzini deer fly (?), spider wasps, Brown Drop-Tail Ant, weaver ants, Messena sp. (planthopper nymph and adult), moth caterpillar, and tiny insect eggs
Reptiles & Amphibians: Sholigari narrow-mouthed frog, Mysore round-eyed gecko
All non-bird observations uploaded here on iNaturalist
Click the link to see the bird sightings made during this walk: https://ebird.org/checklist/S177486279