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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...


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


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...


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


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...


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


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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


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...


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...


Specimen Showcase|The Free-roaming Resurrector
Did you know that there is a small evergreen plant 🌱 that has managed to thrive on Earth for millions of years? It's called...


Specimen Showcase | From Dominant to Survivor… and Back?
Today we will introduce you to a survivor, a species found in Hong Kong which over time has seen its population declining and which we...


Specimen Showcase | 🌳 Burry Good | The Chinese Chestnut
𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Blume is a plant belonging to the Fagaceae family, known to have adult trees reaching up to 18 m,...
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