Its life span is about 10 to 14 years. Although many of these dogs look slightly different, there are some qualities that are generally the same. Its prey is dog food and predators are eagle and hawk. Most of the time, these dogs are either brown, white, black, have spots of any colour, or have a brindle coat. Their ears can be either pointed or floppy, their snout is usually medium to long, and they are known to hold their head up high

Scientific Name: Hymenoptera

Diet: Omnivore

Group Name: Colony

Size: Up to 1.5 inches

Wasps make up an enormously diverse array of insects, with some 30,000 identified species. They come in every color imaginable, from the familiar yellow to brown, metallic blue, and bright red. Generally, the brighter colored species are in the Vespidae, or stinging wasp, family.

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Turnera ulmifolia, the ramgoat dashalong or yellow alder, is a species of plant of family Passifloraceae, native to Mexico and the West Indies. A recent study found that yellow alder potentiated the antibiotic activity against methicillin.Turnera ulmifolia grows upright, with dark toothed leaves and small, yellow-orange flowers, and is often found as a weed growing on roadsides.

This plant is commonly misidentified with the closely related T. diffusa in horticultural commerce, causing it to be often misrepresented as "Damiana”.

Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea and Darwin pea.This plant is native to tropical equatorial Asia, but has also been introduced to Africa, Australia and America.In Southeast Asia, the flower is used as a natural food colouring. Known as bunga telang, in Malay cooking, an extract is used to colour glutinous rice for kuih ketan (also known as pulut tai tai or pulut tekan in Peranakan) and in nyonya chang. In Kelantan, east part of Malaysia, by adding a few buds of this flower in a pot while cooking white rice will add bluish tint on the rice which is served with other side dishes and such meal is called nasi kerabu. In Burmese and Thai cuisines, the flowers are also dipped in batter and fried.

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Arundina graminifolia is a species of orchid and the sole accepted species of the genus Arundina .This orchid blooms in summer and autumn. These flowers, 5 – 8 cm in diameter, are a rosy lilac and white disk with a purple lip. The bracts are wide triangular and surround the main stalk of the flower cluster.Its species are close to extinction Singapore, largely caused by the destruction of its natural habitat, the rainforests and mangrove forests. The plants, also known as Tapah weeds, can be found in the secondary forests or at the forest fringes. However, it is very common in road cuts and other disturbed areas in full sun in Sarawak, where it often is the most common flowering plant to be seen along the roadsides.Unlike many epiphytic orchids, which are found growing on trees, this orchid grow on the ground.

reference:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundina

Identification: Male has plain olive-green upperparts, iridescent blue-black forehead, throat and breast and yellow belly and vent. Female can be separated from other sunbirds by combination of obvious down-curved bill, all yellow underparts and extensive white on tail.

Habitat: Gardens, parks, mangroves, secondary growth and other wooded areas.

Practically throughout the year the clusters of brilliant scarlet, bell-like flowers, scattered amongst the deep foliage . Each blossom is about 2 inches across. Up to a dozen blooms may be found in one close cluster.The fruit is a distinctive pure white drupe.Pear-shaped fruits follow the flowers, averaging two inches in length. Fruits are fragrant and edible, but not flavorful .Both to look at and to touch, the leaves are unusual. They are large dark green ovals, blunt at the tip, especially dark in older leaves and the texture as harsh as sandpaper. Even young leaves, although limp, are rough. The wood, despite its softness, is strong and durable and it is said to be one of the timbers used to make Egyptian Mummy cases. It is also one of the better woods for the purpose of making fire by friction.

 

 

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Heliconia, derived from the Greek word Ἑλικώνιος, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Heliconiaceae. Most of the ca 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku. 

Kingdom: Animalia
Scientific name: Pieridae
Higher Classification: Butterflies

Name:   Fire ants

It is a species of ants that are commonly found in Singapore. Locals often call it red ants then fire ants.  They feed mostly on young plants and seeds, which explains why you would rarely find them in your house. Fire ants also often attack small animals and can kill them. They attack by biting to get a grip on the prey and sting to inject a toxic venom. For humans, this is a painful sting, a sensation similar to what one feels when burned by fire, hence the name.