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Neurothemis fluctuans

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Common dragonfly of Singapore wetlands.

Habitat:

Observed just off the boardwalk at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Singapore.

Notes:

Another link: http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/dna/organisms/details/741 * Map marker is not precise.

Reference Links:

Neurothemis fluctuans - Information on Neurothemis fluctuans, Neurothemis, Singapore Odonata by Tang Hung Bun

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Comments (6)
Scott Frazier
That is good news. I had never seen Sing so dry. :-)
duttagupta35504
Thank god, yes. There was a severe possibility of forest fires in all the nature reserves. One actually broke out in MacRitchie but luckily enough was spotted and quelled quickly. Everything was dry, but luckily enough it started raining a little after you spotted this dragonfly.
Scott Frazier
Thank you duttagupta. Yes, it was a full-blown drought http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/235066062 Is it over now?
duttagupta35504
Beautiful! I love how the red contrasts with the brown ground. I'm assuming this was taken during the drought? The date seems to indicate as much.

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The Color Red
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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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The Biodiversity of Singapore
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Biodiversity of MacRitchie

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PublishedApril 9, 2014

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