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Unlike many other turtles, the Golden Coin Turtle has a hinged plastron (the ventral part of its shell), enabling it to close its shell tightly like a box. This provides enhanced protection against predators.

‘Acantho’ literally means ‘thorn’ in Greek. Like other insects in the Coreidae family (leaf-footed bugs), the squash bug can be found feeding on plants like… guess what? Squash! But also peppers and mangoes 🎃🥭.

𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪 plays a vital role in marine ecosystems. By filtering the water, it helps maintain water clarity and quality. This filtering benefits other organisms, such as coral reefs and seagrasses, that rely on clear water for photosynthesis.

Like other wasps of the Scoliidae family, 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 is remarkable for its body hairs. As a solitary parasitoid wasp, they prey on scarab beetle larvae, paralyzing it with their sting to then lay their eggs on the body of their host.

Tropical Fire Ant queen is a powerhouse, cranking out up to 1,123 eggs a day. In just a few years, these bustling ant metropolises can swell to host up to 140,000 residents. 🐜🐜🐜

The flightless black tiger beetle can’t fly, indeed 🚫, but they have slender and fast legs, which combined to those large bulging eyes and long curved mandibles, make this beetle a master hunter, like many of the ~3000 tiger beetles species (Cicindelidae family) 🎯.

Some species, such as 𝘔𝘺𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 (Olivier, 1811), would even actively follow the escaping prey, climb the pit wall, and seize it, making escape very unlikely, with an impressive capture success rate of over 95%.

Belonging to the subfamily Catantopinae (Acrididae family), these insects can often be seen in grasslands and open areas, where they feed on plants and sometimes excessively consume crops 🌾🌱, especially during mating season when they gather in groups for copulation 💕.

The upward-facing position with oral arms pointing upward allows the colony of 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢 to face the sea surface and thus maximise the sunlight captured by algae for photosynthesis to produce nutrients and oxygen.

Dung beetles rely on animal feces, especially large mammals, for their own development. Either rollers, tunnelers or dwellers, this diet behavior results in ecological benefits such as soil aeration and fertilization.

Rhesus macaques learn to exploit human food sources, opening trash cans or other food containers to loot food. They can also work collectively to steal food from another primate species, humans. While some may distract the person, others will sneak upon and raid the poor victim.

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Wasps from the genus Xanthopimpla lay eggs in caterpillars commonly found on cotton and corn crops. That makes them important biological control agents as they can control the population of insects (or even spiders) with those feeding on these plants 🎯🕷.

The Goliath birdeater can still spin silk and webs, it spreads a thick layer of spider webs on the ground like a soft cushion. This silky structure effectively helps it to remain protected from floods. In addition, the silk also acts as a protective shell for hatching eggs.

Eighteen years ago, a nest of 𝘌𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢 was found in Hong Kong for the first time, revealing not only a new neighbor but the only representative of the Stenogastrinae subfamily here.

The walking sea hare is capable of releasing milky secretion from the opaline gland, containing high levels of amino acids and ammonium, making it capable of mimicking the food of the predators. When the predators are enjoying their illusory meal, it will quickly sneak away🏃🏻.

Today we celebrate the visit of our 50,000th visitor at the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum! We would like to thank every one of you that had come visiting us in the past and welcome those who have not come yet. Please do not hesitate to book us through >