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Farewell to our friend Scott Mellish
Recently, one of our work colleagues, Scott Mellish, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly and the Museum lost one of its real characters. Read on to find out more about this fascinating man and feel free to leave your memories and thoughts in the Comments section.
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Science
Huge Oarfish in the shallows
This embedded video shows rare footage of a large Oarfish in shallow coastal water in California.
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Museullaneous
A trip to Ash Island
Recently I took a field trip to Ash Island in the Hunter estuary where the Scott sisters lived, painted and collected for more than 20 years from 1846.
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Museullaneous
More crocodile case restoration
It's been a few weeks since I last posted on this, but the crocodile case restoration continues.
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Museullaneous
Who is the woman painting the background?
Investigating the woman in the 1922 photograph of two museum staff painting the background of one of the museum's first dioramas.
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Education
Bugwise - virtual experiences
Bugwise session were part of the Learning for Sustainability Video Conference Festival in June 2011
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Science
Which fishes eat sponges?
A colleague just asked me this question. I had to confess that I wasn't sure of the answer.
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Museullaneous
Understanding Museums
Understanding Museums: Australian Museums and Museology, is a new e-publication edited by Des Griffin and Leon Paroissien. What it's all about?
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Museullaneous
innovations@austmus: July Speaker announced
This month's presentation: "Focus: It's hard, because.. hey look at that over there!" Mick Liubinskas from Pollenizer talks about startups on Thursday 7 July from 4pm at the Australian Museum. Read on to find out more and to book your spot - it's free!
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At the Museum
Birds with a Beat dancers perform at the Museum 2011
The Australian Museum's dance video competition, Birds with a Beat, was a great success.
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Science
Kermadec wrap-up
Since I last posted to Fish Bits, I have participated in an amazing field trip to the Kermadec Islands. I returned earlier this week and have now resumed adding content to the fish site.
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At the Museum
Live displays in My Photo Studio
From December 2010 the following live invertebrates were displayed in 'My Photo Studio', giving visitors the opportunity to take their own wildlife photos and take advice from the experts.
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At the Museum
Where do spiders go during flooding?
It not just humans that have had to face challenges from the recent flooding in Eastern Australia. An enquirer near Grafton has sent some interesting photos showing how the regions spiders have handled the rising water levels.
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Museullaneous
Follow up with Dr Sandy Ingleby
We caught up with Dr Sandy Ingleby, manager of the mammals collection after she had collected the sperm whale jaw from Sydney's Newport Beach.
