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Photo of a man climbing out of a hole taken during a subterranean biology field trip.

Collecting in the Dark Zone

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Christmas Island

Remarkable travels of migratory birds

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#1 This freshwater crayfish belongs to the species Cherax preissi which is usually dark coloured, ranging from brown-black to blue-black.

A behind-the-scenes look at our crustacean collection

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Boy bowling at Fastest Arm in the West

On Now: Do you have the Fastest Arm in the West?

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Image of a yellow diamond from the Kimberley

The story of diamonds in Western Australia

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Image of a grey nurse shark specimen.

Marine predators from the Cretaceous

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Diver examining Kimberley reef as part of the Woodside Collection Project

Kimberley Marine Life – The Woodside Collection Project

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Baler shell specimens collected in Indonesia; species Melo aethiopica

A behind-the-scenes look at our volute collection

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Ruby Seadragon through X-ray radiograph.

Meet Ruby – WA’s seadragon discovery that’s been 100 years in the making

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Lobster

Lobsters, rock lobsters and crayfish

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Five of the largest diamonds from the Argyle pink diamond collection, Kimberley, Western Australia

A behind-the-scenes look at our mineral collection

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Image of an orange-yellow sea star photographed near Cassini Island, Kimberley

Amazing Sea Stars

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Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis

A behind-the-scenes look at our Roe Calcarenite fossil collection

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Image of a micromollusc. Woodside Collection Project (2009-2014)

West Coast Marine Molluscs

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Image of a live Baler Shell moving along the ocean floor.

Scientific investigations on Baler shells

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Native Australian butterfly; underside of a Belenois java teutonia, family Pieridae; commonly known as Caper White

A behind-the-scenes look at our butterfly collection

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Image of an atoll in the ocean

Bird capture and release story

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Calosoma schayeri, Native Australian beetle which belongs to the family Carabidae, subfamily Carabinae

A behind-the-scenes look at our beetle collection

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Image of the brown-grey meteorite Nakhla, on display the WA Museum.

How do we know where meteorites come from?

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Image of an Orb-weaving spider in its web

The spider that weaves gold

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An unusual spider like creature perched on a rock

About the Whip Spider

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Image of sleeping dog dressed in a pair of red antlers with bells in Perth CBD

What does Christmas mean to you?

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Image of mounted tahr trophy head prepared by Theobald Bros

Moving the old to prepare for the New – Museum!

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Paul Doughty giving a lecture at a lectern

Wet and Wild: Frogs of the Kimberley

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Dr Ian D. MacLeod standing at a lectern giving a presentation

Rock art conservation: impact of microclimates on reactions of the environment with the engravings

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Banner showing Last Gentlemen of War text

The Last Gentlemen of War - about the exhibition

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A large group of the clusterwink Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1778) covered by the incoming tide at Exmouth. (Photo: Nerida Wilson)

Sampling along the coastal Pilbara

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Image of Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures signage

Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures - extended to 18 January 2015

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Male Mygalamorph spider of the genus Aname

DNA Barcoding

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Mack McCarthy presenting at a lecturn

Wreck Update: Behind the scenes in Maritime Archaeology

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