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http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20100331-207699.html
By SIA LING XIN, lingxin@sph.com.sg
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PHOTO: HELPFUL INSECT: Dragonflies prey on pests and curb their population, so it’s good to know that they are thriving in Singapore’s parks, according to a study by NParks.
(PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO)
Dragonflies can help curb the population of dengue-carrying mosquitoes here, said Mr Robin Ngiam, a senior project officer of National Parks Board (NParks)’s National Biodiveristy Centre.
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PHOTO: http://www.southafrica.to/nature/fauna/insects/Dragonfly/Dragonfly.jpg
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PHOTO: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/planetearthunderthreat/dragonfly.jpg
PHOTO: http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0501/0/980/980891_92d561e11d46b41e5371afa990d044a0/images/IMG_1807.JPG
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PHOTO: http://www.robink.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/dragonfly.jpg
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PHOTO: http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20100331-207699.html
PHOTO: http://www.edupic.net/Images/Insects/odo_dragonfly4.JPG
TODAY, Wednesday, 10 March 31, 2010, NEWS, PAGE 10
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By Sharon See
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PHOTO: Rare dragonfly species found in Toa Payoh. A rare species, Pseudagrion rubricep (picture), was also discovered at Toa Payoh Town Park.
Rare dragonfly species found in Toa Payoh
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PHOTO: MY PAPER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 1 , 2 0 1 0, NEWS, PAGE A1
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PHOTO: http://dnr.state.il.us/Education/interprt/Weldon_Springs/images/widow%20skimmer%20dragonfly_jpg.jpg
Reference
- MY PAPER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 1 , 2 0 1 0, NEWS, PAGE A1
- http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjs.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/mya310310cnd_opf_files/mya310310cnd.js&ver=Gen
- TODAY, Wednesday, 10 March 31, 2010, NEWS, PAGE 10
- http://imcms2.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/PDF/20100331/3103HNR012.pdf
- http://www.robink.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/dragonfly.jpg
- http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0501/0/980/980891_92d561e11d46b41e5371afa990d044a0/images/IMG_1807.JPG
- http://www.southafrica.to/nature/fauna/insects/Dragonfly/Dragonfly.jpg - Dragonfly-1.jpg
- http://www.edupic.net/Images/Insects/odo_dragonfly4.JPG
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/planetearthunderthreat/dragonfly.jpg - Dragonfly-2.jpg
- http://dnr.state.il.us/Education/interprt/Weldon_Springs/images/widow%20skimmer%20dragonfly_jpg.jpg