Dimension Series: Singapore’s Biodiversity


SINGAPORE’S BIODIVERSITY

We have a local database for bio-diversity in Singapore, and using it we had managed to identify numerous species that is unique to Singapore!

Database – https://singapore.biodiversity.online/

Have you seen any special wildlife and managed to identify them? Share them with us! 🦉🐗🦋🕷️🦀🐊

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This is a species of fresh water crabs found exclusively in the Bukit Timah Nature reserves! It’s name is Johora singaporensis. Our kids in March Mania holiday camp found it while they were playing there! You can read more about it here. https://singapore.biodiversity.online/species/A-Arth-Crus-Decapoda-000006
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Do you know Dragonflies and Damselflies nymphs are ferocious eaters?? This one here was caught by our FSS kids while it was attempting to hunt tadpoles! You can take a deeper look at how nymphs hunt by visiting the following youtube link! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHo_9wnnUTE

Written by:
Coach Ben
Forest School Singapore