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

The ocean🌊 is a place full of mystery and interesting creatures inhabiting the bottom of the sea. Now, imagine a bristle worm living in...

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

Unless you are a fan of Earthworm Jim👀, you may not perceive earthworms as some kind of amazing creatures. But are you so sure that you...

For most people, the thought of spiders🕷conjures up images of fearsome, venomous, dangerous, harmful and aggressive creatures. However,...

Scuba diving is a popular activity in Hong Kong and around the world🤿, allowing us to bring the oxygen that we are unable to absorb...

𝘙𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘴 (Latreille, 1806), better known as the brown dog tick, is easily identified by most...

Scolopendrophobia😱, the fear of centipedes, may be caused by a past traumatic experience with a centipede. Here, we’ll tell you more...

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...

If the majority of insect groups are unknown to most people; for instance have you ever heard about Cecidomyiidae, Curculionidae, or...

Have you seen tiny black insects crawling or flying around in your house during summer? The first thought that comes to mind is a...

Insects are the most successful organisms on Earth in terms of sheer diversity, representing more than half of the world's Eukaryotic...

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...

Have you ever heard a hissing sound in the wild when dusk falls, or witnessed a dark-coloured, slowly crawling shadow resting on a tree...

When it comes to flies, many of us immediately associate them, often wrongly, with annoyance and diseases. However, not all flies fit...

There are over 6000 species of biting midge, small flies in the family Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834) - more than all mammal species -...