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The giant hawker (Tetracanthagyna plagiata) or the gigantic riverhawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found throughout Sundaland, having been recorded on Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is the type species for the genus Tetracanthagyna.
The migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) is one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. It can be found away from water but for breeding it prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the end of October. A. mixta occurs in North Africa, southern and central Europe to the Baltic region.
A scarlet skimmer, a common dragonfly in Singapore. A two-year field study initiated by the National Biodiversity Centre revealed that 40 of the more than 120 species in Singapore are living in park ponds, with the majority found at Bishan Park, Kent Ridge Park, and Toa Payoh Town Park outside of the nature reserves. [12]
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...
T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate. [1] The genus contains the following species: [2] Tetracanthagyna bakeri Campion in Laidaw, 1928; Tetracanthagyna brunnea McLachlan, 1898; Tetracanthagyna degorsi Martin, 1895; Tetracanthagyna plagiata (Waterhouse, 1877 ...
Formerly known as Whampoa Market and Food Centre, the hawker centre was opened 1973, replacing Rayman Market, a municipal market that serviced the former housing estate, Rayman Estate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The food centre went under renovation in 2016, [ 3 ] an was upgraded in 2007, being renamed as the Whampoa Makan Place . [ 1 ]
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The hawker centre was placed on the Bukit Timah Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board in July 2007. [11] It underwent a six-week facelift beginning in February 2008. [12] In July 2013, Joe Biden visited the centre with his son-in-law Howard Krein while on his first official visit to Singapore as the Vice President of the United States. [13]