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During the early days of the rainy season in Hong Kong, it is inevitable that many flying insects will intrude indoors. Among these bugs,...

In the early summer evenings, if you wander around the streams or ponds, you may encounter small insects with a pair of big orange eyes....

Have you ever seen a walking stick, the common name for the Phasmatodea insects? Chances are that you have encountered the...

Crickets  are small, omnivorous insects found all over the world, including in Hong Kong. Strictly speaking, ‘true crickets’ only refer...

If you ever have the opportunity to hike along streams, it shouldn’t be hard for you to spot a few dragonflies and damselflies hovering...

𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, the ornamented or Teppo snapping shrimp, is one of many types of pistol or snapping shrimp,...

Why does this crab specimen seem to be legless? It turns out to be a #Domed_Elbow_Crab  (𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢...

Freshwater makes up about only 2.5 per cent of all the water on Earth. Freshwater ecosystems are not only essential for our own survival...

You may know the Hermit crabs, the fiddler crabs, the King crab or the spider crabs, but have you heard of the Buddhist crab? With a body...

If the words ecology and economy are so close etymologically, it is also that they are both very much embedded in nature. Indeed,...