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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...

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...


Specimen Showcase|The Free-roaming Resurrector
Did you know that there is a small evergreen plant 🌱 that has managed to thrive on Earth for millions of years? It's called...


Specimen Showcase | 🌳 Burry Good | The Chinese Chestnut
𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Blume is a plant belonging to the Fagaceae family, known to have adult trees reaching up to 18 m,...


Specimen Showcase | Deadly Pool Party
The tropical or common swamp pitcher-plant, 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, is a species of carnivorous plant widespread...


Specimen Showcase|Nature’s Firewall and Shelter
Schima (𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢 Gardner & Champ.), a majestic evergreen tree of the Theaceae family, stands tall in the forests of...


Specimen Showcase|A Discreet but Exceptional "Ecosystem Engineer"
If you see pods on the ground next to rivers and shorelines, it might have fallen off from the Wild Beans, 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢...


Specimen Showcase|Tree that Fragrant and Versatile
The camphor tree is widely recognized in both urban and suburban settings, but there is another tree often mistaken for camphor that...


Specimen Showcase|Fruity without a Floral Affair: Ginkgo biloba
𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢 (Linnaeus, 1771), commonly known as the ginkgo or maidenhair tree , is a remarkable species belonging to an...


Specimen Showcase | Marine Cactus Saying No ❌?
Corals are one of the most intriguing and misunderstood marine organisms in the world. Some people may think they are rocks, some think...


Specimen Showcase|How to Grow a Giant
Under the waves of the reefs and lagoons off the Indo-Pacific sits a gentle giant . It opens its shell wide and open, extending its flap...


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


Specimen Showcase|The Marine Color-Changing Magician
There is a large colorful forest under the sea. One might think of a reef with corals of different colors. Today , however, we introduce...


Specimen Showcase | Cute Ears in the Sea
The sea creature, 𝘈𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832), commonly known as the walking sea hare, has a rather unusual...


Specimen Showcase|Shell Shocked: The Fascinating World of 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘢
𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘢 Swainson, 1822, commonly known as the violet snail💜, is a remarkable marine gastropod belonging to the...


Specimen Showcase|Sharp Tongue and Eyes
The Japanese common chiton, 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 Lischke, 1873, is found in the oceans worldwide, from rocky shores to...

Specimen Showcase | The Shimmering Jewel of the Deep 💎
Beneath the rolling waves of the Atlantic and the serene waters of the Mediterranean Sea🌊, a curious species thrives in the sandy or...

Specimen Showcase | 👀 The Many-eyed Giant
Few species go through hundreds of millions of years without important body plan changes. Today’s species, the huge, fossil-looking...

Specimen Showcase|The Marching Marble Army
When it comes to crabs🦀, we usually think of them as "walking sideways↔️", but exceptions exist as in the case of today’s protagonist,...

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...
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