![SpiderhunterStr-tongue [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterStr-tongue-AmarSingh-q8dgkbxgp6szigapmmwlals4d9xobkj3t4d3fvf78w.jpg "SpiderhunterStr-tongue [AmarSingh]")
“Spiderhunters have long tubular tongues used to suck nectar into the mouth. “The above image shows a Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna musarum) using its long tongue to explore for insects, […]
“My wife and I were at a hilltop cottage, standing on a platform extended out, overlooking both primary jungle as well as some flowers/bushes planted around the cottage. We had […]
![SpiderhunterSt-Brugmansia fl [AmarSingh]ugmansia fl [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterSt-Brugmansia-fl-AmarSinghugmansia-fl-AmarSingh-q8df5d4i4l19zmbv8lsu3gsct556ye724uxanqzomo.jpg "SpiderhunterSt-Brugmansia fl [AmarSingh]ugmansia fl [AmarSingh]")
“Wells (2007) states that ‘For a species so regularly using hill-station garden habitat, flower-visiting behaviour is seriously under reported‘. I have seen Streaked Spiderhunters (Arachnothera magna musarum) feed on a […]
![SpiderhunterST-Holmskioldia sanguinea [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterST-Holmskioldia-sanguinea-AmarSingh-1-q8dg72fg9cnbojkb2wi43y9yljb7pbvgngyfnb371s.jpg "SpiderhunterST-Holmskioldia sanguinea [AmarSingh] 1")
“The Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna musarum) is extremely common and easy to observe at this hill station. We saw Streaked Spiderhunters feeding on a wide range of nectar sources, occasionally […]
![SpiderhunterSt-Poikilospermum fl [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterSt-Poikilospermum-fl-AmarSingh-1-q8dg1h9zmszynzohphjyad1bh2uny3owjtciy3dg1c.jpg "SpiderhunterSt-Poikilospermum fl [AmarSingh] – 1")
“Streaked Spiderhunters (Arachnothera magna) are common at this hill station and often seen foraging for insects or nectar from flowers, especially the inflorescence of banana plants. We saw two high […]
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