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Specimen Showcase|Giant of the Spider World
Our species today is a champion🏆 in its category as it is the heaviest and largest spider around. Not just in Hong Kong or Asia, but in...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase|Playful Prankster Organizing Criminal?
In south, central and southern east Asia, 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢 (Zimmermann, 1780), commonly known as rhesus macaque or rhesus...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase|Is Upside-down a Normal Position for Jellyfish?
Some species' common names raise questions and curiosity! This is definitely the case in the “upside-down jellyfish”, 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase | Master of Trap
The word “lion”🦁 implies respect as it refers to an apex predator fearing few other creatures. Today, we will talk about a special type...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase | A Fiery Force of Nature
With a native range ranging from the southern United States to Argentina, 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢 (Fabricius, 1804) also...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase | The Bioluminescent Sentinel of the Seafloor
Imagine a feather anchored to the seafloor, gently swaying with the ocean’s currents. This is the world of 𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase | The Jewel of Wetlands
Imagine a turtle that exemplifies both ancient resilience and unique evolutionary traits—meet the Golden Coin Turtle 𝘊𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘢...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase|The Flying Sapphire
Deep in Hong Kong’s wetlands 🌳 and shrublands a living gem 💎 is gazing at the water surface, waiting for a fish or perhaps an insect to...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase | Big Star with Strange Feet
The African clawed frog, 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴 (Daudin, 1802) originates from Sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria to Sudan to South...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 9


Specimen Showcase|Hidden Mastermind in the Jungle
In the lush forests🌴, a spider senses a subtle touch in its finely spun web – a signal of a potential meal ensnared🕸️. Excited by the...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase|Predatory “Plants”
In the swirling Sargassum seaweed floating on the Atlantic or the Indo-Pacific Oceans, the line between organisms and their environment...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase|Crab in Name Only?
In the vast ecosystems of the oceans 🌊, evolution plays a fascinating game of creativity and repetition. Among the many marine...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase | Two Big Eyes in the Dark
Imagine you are having a night walk in a forest on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Suddenly you notice a pair of tiny eyes staring at...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase|Underwater Chimera
In the serene realms of freshwater habitats, where still waters whisper tales of hidden predators, one enigmatic creature reigns with its...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase|A Brittle Yet Resilient Star Beneath the Waves
The Common Brittle Star, 𝘖𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘹 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 (Abildgaard, 1789) is a captivating echinoderm that brings a splash of...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase | Welcome to Jurassic Park
The American alligator, 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 (Daudin, 1801), is native to the southeastern United States...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase|The Pinocchio Fish
Some species intrigue us due to their unusual appearance; and the long nose👃🏻 of today’s fish species is definitely peculiar not only...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Apr 8


Specimen Showcase | Real Life Zombie
Zombies have gained a lot of popularity in the past years. Fortunately for us, zombies remain limited to our screens and the imagination...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | Fake Pineapple on the Coast
When you visit the wetlands, you can find some shrubs growing near the mangrove. The Screw pine, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|Giant Spider with “Human” Face
Along the hiking trails or forests of Hong Kong⛰️ and many other regions of Asia such as Okinawa, Taiwan, and Malaysia, you make come...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13
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