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Bolas Spiders

I was very lucky to come across a sleeping 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪 this week. I almost walked past it, thinking it was a large...

Why 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...

Understanding Nature: Species names and Naming Species

Did you know that the field of biology which describes species is called taxonomy? Let’s see here why this is important? And why strange...

Ogre Faced Spiders

A spider with remarkable web fishing skills is the Ogre faced spider – shown here is the Hong Kong species 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘴...

Biological Invasions

Who 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...

The Mutualism of Wasps and Mites

The common perception of wasps as an insect living within a colony composed of hundreds to thousands of individuals, which eventually...

Jelly Fish: Portuguese Man O’ War

When it comes to introducing Physalia physalis, one must first talk about taxonomic classification. The genus Physalia is the sole...

Ant-like Crab Spiders: The Amyciaea Genus

Many spiders mimic other species – either as a defense against predators or as a way of predating on their model. The Amyciaea species...

JUMPING SPIDERS: the SILER genus

In H.K., at least two different species of the Siler genus – Siler cupreus and Siler collingwoodi are known. However, I usually see the...

What is ecology?

As Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring, said, “In nature, nothing exists alone.”. Everything is connected in nature. Ecologists...

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