MuseumMarine blog | Updated 1 week ago
Austrodromidia australis belongs to the Dromiidae family, commonly known as the sponge crabs. These unique creatures actually carry a well-fitting camouflage cap of living sponge or ascidian (sea squirt) over their back which they trim and keep tidy. As well as camouflaging the crab, the sponge can often taste bad, making potential predators reluctant to eat it. The sponge or other encrusting animal on the back of the Dromiid can often be larger than the crab itself.
MuseumCollections blog | Updated 3 weeks ago
The Broome Advertiser contacted us this week with a photo of an unusual insect taken near Cable Beach in the State's North West recently.
We asked our Terrestrial Invertebrates technical officer Brian Hanich if we should be worried....
MuseumWeb blog | Updated 3 weeks ago
The Western Australian Museum is committed to providing the highest standards in accessible website development and delivering the outcomes suggested in the WCAG v2.0 AA guidelines. We are also committed to deliver as many accessible outcomes as possible by 31 December 2013.
Video | Updated 1 month ago
Yirra Yaakin present a season of Kaarla Kaatijin during the 2013 April school holidays: 22 April – 3 May 2013 at the Western Australian Museum – Perth. Tickets are available now through our website.
This video takes you behind-the-scenes of the production and a chance to meet the actors and producers who made this show possible.
MuseumMarine blog | Updated 1 week ago
The Western Australian Museum is the repository for the State’s collection of both natural and social heritage. The Museum's collections require varying amounts of care to preserve. Some artefacts or specimens can simply be kept dry. Most of the Crustacean Collection however is wet-preserved in ethanol and stored in jars and housed in our wet store. Unluckily, not all crustaceans can fit into our jars and some larger specimens are stored in drums, which again, sadly, don’t fit in our wet store.
Photo Galleries | Updated 1 month ago
This bee belongs in the genus Leioproctus but has yet to be scientifically named and described. It has been given the common name "Shaggy Spined Bee".
WA Museum research associate Dr Terry Houston has developed a factsheet on this unique bee [PDF 299kb], and a full text version of this document can be found below.
MuseumFish blog | Updated 2 months ago
Continuing our series of endemic fish species, here is a very special fish that is endemic to the west coast of Western Australia.
The West Australian Seahorse: Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This interview was taken with world renowned fashion designer Aurelio Costarella about the exhibition Unveiled: 200 Years of Wedding Glamour, his reflections on the exhibition, and his thoughts on the inclusion of one of his pieces into the Western Australian Museum's permenant collection.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This video contains a compilation of animals, habitats and landscapes filmed during the Kimberley research trip of October 2012.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This video is a summary and wrap-up of the highly successful Kimberley research trip of October 2012.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
In this video we gain insight into the amazing diversity of corals in the Kimberley reefs.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
In this video, Dr Glenn Moore explains the survival strategies of the fish that live in the Kimberley reefs.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This video explores the various types of corals that can be found in the inshore reef regions of the Kimberley islands.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This video examines the important role that coralline red algae plays in reef building and keeping the reef well structured and healthy.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This video is part 2 that examines the unique adaptations that octopuses have made for life on the reef, including changing colour, camouflaging techniques, methods for hunting prey and getting out of the water.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
This video is part 1 that examines the unique adaptations that octopuses have made for life on the reef, including loosing limbs and getting out of the water. We also observe that because so few experts have come to the area, there is an unexpectedly large diversity and number of undescribed octopus species on the reef flats.
Video | Updated 2 months ago
In this Kimberley diary Clay Bryce explains how a unique animal related to the sea hare has evolved to no longer need a shell for protection.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 3 months ago
In this Kimberley diary we explore the important role that sea cucumbers play in keeping the beaches and environment clean in the reef ecosystems.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
Video | Updated 3 weeks ago
In this Kimberley diary, Lee Betterridge talks about the Mantis Shrimp, an amazing crustacean with amazing strength.
These video diaries document the October 2012 field trip into remote areas of the Kimberley. This field trip was part of the Marine Life of Kimberley project to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the area.
MuseumFish blog | Updated 3 months ago
Continuing our series of endemic fish species, here is a species that is endemic to the south west of Western Australia and along the south coast to Victoria.
The charismatic Western Blue Groper
Achoerodus gouldii (Richardson, 1843)
