Winnie LamApr 19, 2023Specimens ShowCase | Clicking Jewel"Click! Click!" What sound is it?🤔 Don't worry, nothing is about to explode—The culprit behind this clicking noise may be a click...
Sasha HaldaneFeb 19, 2022Bolas SpidersI was very lucky to come across a sleeping 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪 this week. I almost walked past it, thinking it was a large...
Dr. Benoit GuénardJan 14, 2022Why are museum collections important?In a world where increasing information and data are now accessible online, natural history collections may appear as an archaism of a...
Dr. Benoit GuénardDec 21, 2021Understanding Nature: Species names and Naming SpeciesDid you know that the field of biology which describes species is called taxonomy? Let’s see here why this is important? And why strange...
Sasha HaldaneNov 9, 2021Ogre Faced SpidersA spider with remarkable web fishing skills is the Ogre faced spider – shown here is the Hong Kong species 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘴...
Dr. Benoit GuénardOct 6, 2021Biological InvasionsWho would expect to encounter a lion, a polar bear, an Andean condor or a Sequoia tree while taking a walk in Hong Kong (except maybe...