Website Search Results - The Australian Museum

By Page Type

By Tag

Spiders in history
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spiders-in-history/

What do Mohammed, Yoritomo, David and Robert the Bruce have in common?

Published 24 June 2013
Rare - or just hidden?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/entomology-collection-rare-or-just-hidden/

Many entomologists argue that there is no such thing as a rare insect (providing its habitat remains intact). It is just a matter of knowing how to find it.

Published 20 August 2009
Wombat Flies
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/entomology-collection-wombat-flies/

Wombat flies are tiny native Australian flies belonging to the tribe (a taxonomic classification between genus and family) Borboroidini.

Published 06 March 2014
Spider bites and venoms
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-bites-and-venoms/

Spider venoms are a cocktail of many chemicals.

Published 30 September 2015
Stone Centipedes - Living Fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/arachnology-collection-stone-centipedes-living-fossils/

The little yellow or red-brown creatures known to science as Lithobiomorpha may not look like much, but they are living records of Australia's ancient natural history.

Published 06 May 2009
Mysterious Marine Spiders in Sydney Harbour
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/arachnology-collection-mysterious-marine-spiders-in-sydney-harbour/

Spiders are pretty adaptable creatures so it's not too surprising that some have colonised the intertidal zone around Australia's coast.

Published 06 May 2013
Classifying spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/classifying-spiders/

By studying and classifying spiders, scientists learn about their diversity, biology, distribution and evolutionary relationships.

Published 26 October 2015
Structure and composition of the Earth
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/structure-and-composition-of-the-earth/

The overall composition of the Earth is very similar to that of meteorites, and because of this, it is thought that the Earth originally formed from Planetesimals composed largely of metallic iron and silicates.

Published 26 June 2009
The Solar System
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/the-solar-system/

The Solar System is dominated by the Sun and the planets that orbit around it.

Published 08 June 2010

Earth and Environmental Science earth sciences space geoscience
Why most animals are insects
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/why-most-animals-are-insects/

Insects comprise 75% of all animal species that scientists have named and described, and most of these insects have wings. The key to insect success is their ability to survive on land and take to the air.

Published 09 July 2009

Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
On now

Find out more
Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent education space
10am - 4.30pm

Find out more
RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO® worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

Special Exhibition
Opens 16 August 2025

Discover more
Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

Discover more

Filter results

By Page Type

By Tag