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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 | Fake Pineapple on the Coast
When you visit the wetlands, you can find some shrubs growing near the mangrove. The Screw pine, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴...

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 | A Cup Waiting to be Filled🍵
Do you know how many plant species are found in Hong Kong? With its small area and history of intense past and modern disturbance, one...


Specimen Showcase | From Dominant to Survivor… and Back?
Today we will introduce you to a survivor, a species found in Hong Kong which over time has seen its population declining and which we...


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 | The Hungry Coral
The ocean at night is one of the most attractive places to wander, due to the frenzy activity of marine creatures. Sharks and most of the...


Specimen Showcase | Brain Coral without Brain🧠
Did you know that Hong Kong hosts as many as 84 species of hard corals? Coral reefs are sometimes referred to as the “tropical...


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 | By-the-wind Sailor⛵️
Did you go to the beach or on the ocean lately? If so, you may have noticed the numerous jellyfish swimming on the water surface? The...


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 | Pearl Factory
Most jewellery is made from valuable metals such as gold and silver, but natural pearls are produced by living creatures. Do you know...


Specimen Showcase | Scallops in My Eyes👁️👁️
If you're a seafood lover, chances are you've tasted scallops (family Pectinidae). 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 (Reeve, 1852) Chlamys...


Specimen Showcase | 🦶💭 Think on Your Feet
The common octopus, 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 (Cuvier, 1797), is a species of cephalopod present in most of the world’s oceans,...
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