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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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