Janaki Lenin

She is the author of My Husband and Other Animals. She lives in a forest with snake-man Rom Whitaker and tweets at @janakilenin.

A mantis shrimp. Credit: Michael Bok, Lund University

The Mantis Shrimps’ Eyesight is Even More Extraordinary Than We Thought

Janaki Lenin 24/07/2016

But what exactly are mantis shrimps using their ridiculously...

A juvenile frigatebird. Credit: Henri Weimerskirch, CEBC CNRS

Frigatebirds May Sleep in the Air

Janaki Lenin 06/07/2016

Migrating birds burn up reserves even though they feed...

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After Its Height, the Giraffe is Also Unique in How it Compensates for it

Janaki Lenin 26/05/2016

Biologists have long debated whether giraffes extended their necks...

A view of Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Debate: The Case for Ustad’s Relocation Out of Ranthambore

Janaki Lenin 22/05/2016

No normal tiger approaches a fallen man, drags and...

A potential meal stimulates the touch-sensitive trigger hairs inside a Venus flytrap. Credit: Soenke Scherzer

Inside the Plant That Eats Its Enemies

Janaki Lenin 18/05/2016

How does a plant digest its prey? What molecular...

After mating, the male of Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris darwini) chews on his palps. The emasculation presumably renders the eunuch more aggressive, being better at fighting off rival males that might also want to mate with 'his' female. Credit: Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Within the Ritualistic Arena of Spider Sex, Male Darwin’s Bark Spiders Add a New Twist

Janaki Lenin 10/05/2016

None of self-mutilation, cannibalism, bondage and genital plugging among...

A black garden ant consumes a droplet of nectar secretion from the edge of a herbivore inflicted wound on a leaf of the bittersweet nightshade. Credit: Tobias Lortzing

Some Plants Bleed to Summon Ant Troops

Janaki Lenin 02/05/2016

The bullhorn acacia trees of Mexico and whistling thorn...