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What do pseudoscorpions look like?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-do-pseudoscorpions-look-like/

Pseudoscorpions or 'false scorpions' belong to the Order Pseudoscorpionida.

Published 18 November 2018

invertebrate guide
What do stick insects look like?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-do-stick-insects-look-like/

Stick and leaf insects, often called phasmids, are insects that eat leaves and resemble sticks or leaves.

Published 18 November 2018

invertebrate guide
What do thrips look like?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-do-thrips-look-like/

Thrips belong to the Order Thysanoptera.

Published 18 November 2018

invertebrate guide
Ghost moth
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/common-enquiries-summer/common-enquiries/

There are about 150 species of ghost moths found in Australia.

Published 05 December 2018
What is a parasitoid?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-parasitoid/

A parasitoid is an organism that has young that develop on or within another organism (the host), eventually killing it.

Published 29 May 2020
Why do Magpies swoop?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/why-do-magpies-swoop/

Magpies swoop in spring, peak breeding season for Australian magpies is August through to November.

Published 02 October 2020

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Australian theropods
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/australian-dinosaurs/australian-theropod-dinosaurs/

The Australian theropod fossil record is extremely limited. Triassic and Jurassic theropod body fossils are completely unknown on this continent. Most Australian theropod fossils come from the Early to Late Cretaceous, largely because sedimentary rocks of this age far more productive for fossils in

Published 17 September 2009
What is a dinosaur?
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/fact-sheets/what-is-a-dinosaur/

The word ‘dinosaur’ means ‘terrible lizard’ in Greek.

Published 02 November 2018
Fluorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/fluorite/

Facts about Fluorite.

Published 12 September 2012

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Labradorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/labradorite/

Facts about Labradorite

Published 12 September 2012

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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO^® brick worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO^® Masters winners.

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2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

See nature in a whole new light in this stunning, photographic exhibition, featuring works by some of the world's best nature photographers.

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Unfinished Business

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

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Wansolmoana

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.

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Burra

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

Permanent kids learning space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

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

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