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𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Blume is a plant belonging to the Fagaceae family, known to have adult trees reaching up to 18 m,...

The tropical or common swamp pitcher-plant, 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, is a species of carnivorous plant widespread...

Schima (𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢 Gardner & Champ.), a majestic evergreen tree of the Theaceae family, stands tall in the forests of...

If you see pods on the ground next to rivers and shorelines, it might have fallen off from the Wild Beans, 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢...

The camphor tree is widely recognized in both urban and suburban settings, but there is another tree often mistaken for camphor that...

𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢 (Linnaeus, 1771), commonly known as the ginkgo or maidenhair tree , is a remarkable species belonging to an...

Corals are one of the most intriguing and misunderstood marine organisms in the world. Some people may think they are rocks, some think...

Under the waves of the reefs and lagoons off the Indo-Pacific sits a gentle giant . It opens its shell wide and open, extending its flap...

Deep beneath the waves of the vast ocean, an extraordinary creature dwells. Roaming freely with its elongated body and majestic...

There is a large colorful forest under the sea. One might think of a reef with corals of different colors. Today , however, we introduce...

The sea creature, 𝘈𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832), commonly known as the walking sea hare, has a rather unusual...

𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘢 Swainson, 1822, commonly known as the violet snail💜, is a remarkable marine gastropod belonging to the...

The Japanese common chiton, 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 Lischke, 1873, is found in the oceans worldwide, from rocky shores to...

Beneath the rolling waves of the Atlantic and the serene waters of the Mediterranean Sea🌊, a curious species thrives in the sandy or...

Few species go through hundreds of millions of years without important body plan changes. Today’s species, the huge, fossil-looking...

When it comes to crabs🦀, we usually think of them as "walking sideways↔️", but exceptions exist as in the case of today’s protagonist,...

Did you notice all the white spots sticking out from boat surfaces and sea walls at harbors? Those are animals known as barnacles. They...

Beetles (order Coleoptera) are the most diverse organisms on Earth (besides maybe for microorganisms), with one in every five known...

Some organisms get an unfair reputation, in particular within groups like insects. The beetle 𝘖𝘤𝘺𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴 (O.F.Müller, 1764)...

In the 1960s and 70s, there was a common insect found under street lamps and drains of Hong Kong, and sold by many street vendors as...