Neo Teo
Species seen:
Anisoptera--Dragonflies
Libellulidae
This morning we went along Neo Teo, around Sungei Buloh, originally for cycling, but in the end the bike rental shop wasn't open, so we walked instead.
Well, here's a picture of what the pond looked like:
Trithemis pallipinervis is different from the other, more commonly seen, Trithemis species in a rather obvious way when you see it perched. T. aurora is also known as Dawn Dropwing, T. festiva as Indigo Dropwing, the name coming from the fact that their wings droop when they are at rest. However, T. pallipinervis rests with wings raised above, as if as a mirror image of the other two T. sp. more commonly seen in Singapore.
Tramea transmarina is also a migratory dragonfly, like Pantala flavescens.
Macrodiplax cora has very sparse wing venations, with a long black stripe down its abdomen.
Apart from the various dragonflies, we also saw some birds, including the Slaty Breasted Rail. I also heard the Purple Swamp Hen, while my dad and brother saw it fly (how lucky xD)
In the afternoon we also went to Sentosa, so on an entirely unrelated note, here's a photo of a Nudibranch (possibly) that we saw:
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