This is the smallest Vespa species in Singapore! It is now presumed to be nationally extinct, as recent efforts to locate it within our nature reserves have been unsuccessful. 😢 🔗: signifynaturalhistory.sg #SIGNIFYNatHistory #DigitisingNatHistory #Singapore #Specimens

Lydia from the SIGNIFY team gave an energetic and engaging talk about the fantastic SIGNIFY project. This aims to create a digital collection of zoological specimens from Singapore but held in collections around the world. Amazing example of collaboration! #natsca2024

Collections staff have been busy gathering specimens for SIGNIFY a project to digitize and document 10,000 specimens collected from Singapore over the last 200 years that are currently housed in museums worldwide. Of interest in malacology were 120 lots. More info soon!

SIGNIFY is proud to kickstart the Harvard series🥳🎉 The team was there for 5 weeks last month to image more than 500 Singapore specimens from MCZ (Museum of Comparative Zoology). 😮📷 This week, we feature 2 holotype specimens of ants from Singapore. Swipe to learn more 😊🐜

On this week’s MCZ series, we feature a land snail species from Singapore - Cyclophorus aquilus. Forest-dependent land snails like C. aquilus are presently found in forested areas including Central Catchment Nature Reserve. 🌳 Swipe to learn more 👆Museum of Comparative Zoology

The next specimen featured on the MCZ series is Rhizoprionodon oligolinx, also known as the grey sharpnose shark. It is a surprise to know that there were/are sharks in Singapore’s waters. 😮🦈 Part of what SIGNIFY does includes scribing original descriptions! 🖊️ Museum of Comparative Zoology

On this week’s MCZ series, we feature another ant specimen - Tetramorium simillium!🐜 This particular specimen piqued lots of interest with its one-of-a-kind label “collected on pineapple fr. Singapore”. 😮 Swipe to learn more! 🍍Museum of Comparative Zoology

This week on the MCZ series, we feature Ophiogymna elegans, commonly known as the brittle star! ⭐ Do you know? Brittle stars are named as such due to their ability to break their arms off when escaping from predators! Museum of Comparative Zoology

This week’s MCZ series features a mollusc specimen—Vexillum scuptile, also commonly known as carved mitre. 🐚 This marine mollusc specimen was just one out of the many specimens from Singapore that was collected during the US Exploring Expedition. 🔬 Swipe to learn more! ⚓️

LKCNHM hosted Dr Jeffrey Streicher on July 29! As Natural History Museum’s Senior herpetology Curator and a key player in our SIGNIFY digitisation project, he joined us for a deep dive into the partnership and a tour of our herpetology collections. We hope he enjoyed his time here!

This week, we feature Todiramphus chloris humii, or the collared kingfisher! This specimen was collected in 1937, and “came aboard the S.S. Rhexenor at night”. It is likely that the bird flew onto the ship and was opportunistically collected by the people onboard!🫢Museum of Comparative Zoology

Today, SIGNIFY turns 2! 🎉🎂 As we celebrate the project’s 2nd anniversary, we look back at the many milestones we have achieved so far in our journey. SIGNIFY is excited for what the future has in store for us, and we hope you are excited too!🤩 Swipe to learn more!🐣 Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

This month, SIGNIFY celebrates our 2nd year anniversary 🎉🎂 A big part about the project revolves around specimen we digitisation, so what better way to celebrate this than showcasing specimens whose names start with the letters that make up S-I-G-N-I-F-Y 🤩

SIGNIFY presents "Singapore at The Dead Zoo", a collaborative effort with National Museum of Ireland – Natural History & celebrates 50 years of diplomatic ties between Ireland and Singapore through natural history. Join us as we celebrate the official launch!🎉 Dublin's Dead Zoo

On 30 August 2024, LKCNHM and Embassy of Ireland Singapore had the pleasure of launching the Museum’s newly published booklet, ‘Singapore at The Dead Zoo: Celebrating Fifty Years of Ireland-Singapore ties’ by SIGNIFY, with the support of National Museum of Ireland! 🔗: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/latest-news/ti…

Here’s sharing more pictures from the "Singapore at the Dead Zoo: Celebrating Fifty Years of Ireland-and-Singapore Ties" launch event on 30th August, hosted by the Embassy of Ireland in Singapore! 🎉 Embassy of Ireland Singapore To read the booklet, link in bio 📖 Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum Dublin's Dead Zoo