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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 -...

When we hear the term “true bugs”, we may immediately connect it to those stink bugs (the Pentatomidae family) which are well-known for...

The spittlebug is the nymph (juvenile) of the froghopper, an insect that can jump 100 times its body length to escape threats thanks to a...

Have you noticed the sound of #cicadas in spring and summer? 🤔It is probably from the #Spotted_Black_Cicada (𝘎𝘢𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢...

In the insect world, there is a type of clown wearing colourful clothes with green 🟢, yellow 🟡 and red colours 🔴. They are called...

Encounters with new animals often represent enjoyable experiences, but in some cases, they can be very unpleasant to our noses. Indeed,...

If you are an avid reader of our posts, you may have realized that at the HKBM, we like to bring your attention to organisms that may go...

Nature is full of sounds, especially during the hot season. Some, however, are more distinct to our ears and you are probably familiar...

You may have noticed bedbugs have made the news as of late with terms like “infestation” “outbreak” or “out-of-control” regularly in the...