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Specimen Showcase | The Goose and the Sea
Did you notice all the white spots sticking out from boat surfaces and sea walls at harbors? Those are animals known as barnacles. They...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


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

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | The Globetrotter Tobacco Chewer
If the taste of tobacco is addictive to some, then you may learn that it can be as well for some insect species🚬. The species...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | Rice Loving Insect🍚
Have you seen tiny black insects crawling or flying around in your house during summer? The first thought that comes to mind is a...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | Caution⚠️: 𝘗𝘢𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴 Rove Beetles!
Insects are the most successful organisms on Earth in terms of sheer diversity, representing more than half of the world's Eukaryotic...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | The Misunderstood Gold Dust WeEVIL
Beetles (order Coleoptera) are the most diverse organisms on Earth (besides maybe for microorganisms), with one in every five known...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|The Majestic “Devil”
Some organisms get an unfair reputation, in particular within groups like insects. The beetle 𝘖𝘤𝘺𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴 (O.F.Müller, 1764)...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | Amphibious Warriors
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...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|From a Worm to a Knight
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...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 10


Specimen Showcase | A Detective with Red Glasses and Golden Head
In a head-turning competition, no doubt that owls🦉, able to rotate their heads by 270°, would definitely have a serious advantage. But...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 10
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