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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Laura McBride is a Wailwan woman and Director, First Nations at the Australian Museum (AM). Leading the First Nations strategic direction and operations, she oversees the management of the Archaeology ...

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 ...

Megalania prisca, the largest terrestrial lizard known, was a giant goanna (monitor lizard). Megalania lived in a variety of eastern Australian Pleistocene habitats - open forests, woodlands and ...

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 ...

The nocturnal Barn Owl is one of the most widespread owl species in Australia. These birds of prey are known for their distinctive heart-shaped faces and ability to hunt prey at night. Specialised ...