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.

Nesting grounds of banded stilts on Lake Ballard. Credit: Reece Pedler

The Baffling Breeding Habits of the Banded Stilts, Rain-Chasers of the Bird World

Janaki Lenin 06/11/2017

These wading birds flock in the shallow coastal wetlands...

Ursinia speciosa. The region at the base of the petals contains a dark pigment but appear blue due to the presence of a floral disordered grating on the cell surface. Credit: Edwige Moyroud

Flowers With Halos, Asexual Worms, Vicious Tadpoles and Other Amazing Animals

Janaki Lenin 03/11/2017

A quick review of interesting research on living things...

The common shrew (Sorex araneus). Credit: Karol Zub

Winter Is Coming – and the Shrews Are Shrinking

Janaki Lenin 30/10/2017

Born in spring, the common shrew attains about 70%...

An Australian rainforest scorpion. Credit: David Wilson

Scorpions Are Not One-Hit Wonders – They Have Venoms for All Occasions

Janaki Lenin 23/10/2017

An individual scorpion can change its internal physiology in...

Anthony's poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi, is the original source of epibatidine. Credit: Rebecca Tarvin/University of Texas at Austin

This Frog’s Poison Is Among the Deadliest in Nature – So Why Doesn’t It Kill the Frog Itself?

Janaki Lenin 09/10/2017

Learning how poison frogs evolved to resist their toxins...

Jellyfish prefer to sit upside down on the floor of their tank. Credit: Caltech

Sleeping Jellyfish, Discreet Cannibals, Conscientious Parrotfish and Other Amazing Animals

Janaki Lenin 02/10/2017

A quick review of interesting research on living things...

Elderly barn owls do not become hard of hearing as they age. Credit: Group Animal Physiology and Behaviour, Oldenburg University

It’s a Hoot Being an Owl – They Don’t Become Deafer With Age

Janaki Lenin 01/10/2017

The higher end of the barn owls' hearing spectrum...