If you find any of them by the sidewalk, lounging on trees, or even attempting to cross a flooded road, don't forget to say hello!įor weather, science, space, and COVID-19 updates on the go, download The Weather Channel App (on Android and iOS store). Many of us have seen so many earthworms emerging after rainstorms that we don’t pay much attention. On the sidewalk, in puddles, on the street. It has rained much of the past 24 hours, and the worms were everywhere. Many more such tiny and not-so-tiny critters will step out during monsoons to dance in the rain. Photo Dan Brekke / Flickr I spent much of my walk across town this morning dodging earthworms. Similarly, slimy snails and earthworms also venture out from their homes to look for food, mates and homes for their progeny during the pleasant monsoon weather.

Many other insects like tiny beetles, which enter diapause (pause their development) in stressful conditions, wake up as monsoon rains reach their world beneath the ground.

Dragonflies and damselflies that do us a huge favour by feeding on mosquito larvae are also sensitive to changes in monsoon rain patterns, with deficient rains capable of hampering their population. Then there are bees and butterflies, who forage more frequently as monsoonal flowers bloom. Most Indian cicada species are annual, meaning they emerge once a year, right before the monsoon. But there are more members of the clan competing to hog this spot - if you've heard the forest songs of cicadas, you know exactly what we mean. Nothing defines awkward silences more accurately than cricket noises. A butterfly looking for nectar near blooming flowers.

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