First look at a year-long program full of extraordinary experiences marking 200 years of Australia’s first museum.

Dinosaurs of Patagonia launches an extraordinary year of events, exhibitions and experiences marking 200 years of the ...

Crusader Bug Introduction The Crusader Bug is a member of the Squash bug family (Coreidae). Identification Crusader Bugs are typically quite large bugs with long oval bodies that can produce a strong ...

The Australian Reptile Park & Australian Museum Herpetology Department have declared ‘Shazza’ the largest living common death adder ever recorded in Australia.

The Humpback Whale has distinctive knobbly protuberances on the head and long flippers making this one of the most easily recognised of the large baleen whales. Its name is derived from the hump under ...

Spider wasps (family Pompilidae) are solitary wasps. They prey on spiders to feed their larvae or they parasitise other spider wasps. They do not form colonies to defend nests and are not aggressive.

Australian Carpet Beetles are native member of a small but significant group of beetles (family Dermestidae) that frequently invade homes and whose larvae feed on carpets and similar fabrics. It is ...

Grey-headed Flying-fox Habitat The Grey-headed Flying-fox are found in a variety of habitats, including forests and woodlands, rainforests, intertidal mangroves and swamps. They are also increasingly ...

Enhance your students' learning experiences during their visit to the Museum with our educator-led programs, or book into one of our teacher events for your next professional development. Book in an ...

Like other waterbirds, the Australian Wood Duck hatches with a covering of waterproof down and can enter the water almost straight away.

As debate continues over its taxonomic identity, there’s no doubting the Mulga Snake’s status as one of Australia’s most formidable snakes. Number of species A number of new species of Mulga Snake ...

Introduction The Red Eye cicada can be very common one year, with thousands of individuals in a few trees, but then completely absent the next year. Habitat The Red Eye lives in urban areas, forests ...