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Deep beneath the waves of the vast ocean, an extraordinary creature dwells. Roaming freely with its elongated body and majestic...

The sea creature, 𝘈𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832), commonly known as the walking sea hare, has a rather unusual...

𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘢 Swainson, 1822, commonly known as the violet snail💜, is a remarkable marine gastropod belonging to the...

The Japanese common chiton, 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 Lischke, 1873, is found in the oceans worldwide, from rocky shores to...

Beneath the rolling waves of the Atlantic and the serene waters of the Mediterranean Sea🌊, a curious species thrives in the sandy or...

Few species go through hundreds of millions of years without important body plan changes. Today’s species, the huge, fossil-looking...

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

Beetles (order Coleoptera) are the most diverse organisms on Earth (besides maybe for microorganisms), with one in every five known...

Some organisms get an unfair reputation, in particular within groups like insects. The beetle 𝘖𝘤𝘺𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴 (O.F.Müller, 1764)...

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...

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...

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 -...

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...

What image would come to your mind when you think of moths? The impression of moths to many people is usually having dull, brown-grey...

The Monarch butterfly 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘶𝘴 (Linnaeus, 1758), is one of the most well-known and admired butterfly species,...

Imagine a butterfly that can transform into a dead leaf whenever it needs to disappear—meet the Orange Oakleaf butterfly 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢...

You are most likely familiar with hermit crabs, living in small shells and carrying their home around. Not all hermit crabs, however,...

Get ready to meet one of the coolest lizards on the planet – the frilled lizard🦎! Imagine walking in the Australian outback and bumping...