20 Feb 2013Day 6 Spikey Stonefish – Kimberley 2012In this video Dr Glenn Moore looks at the adaptations that the stonefish makes to survive in the reef environment. 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.Read more Video Danny Murphy
19 Feb 2013Day 5 Crocodile Creeps – Kimberley 2012In this Kimberley diary the team go to dive at Colbert Island but find a huge saltwater crocodile swimming just off the boat. 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.Read more Video Danny Murphy
18 Feb 2013Day 4 The Skipper – Kimberley 2012This video diary features an interview with the skipper of the Kimberley Quest, the boat used for the research expedition 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. Read more Video Danny Murphy
18 Feb 2013Day 4 Ribbon Worm – Kimberley 2012In this video, Andrew Hosie talks about the Ribbon Worm, an unusual and fascinating creature in that features in the Kimberley reef ecosystem. 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.Read more Video Danny Murphy
15 Feb 2013Day 3 Along the Line – Kimberley 2012This video shows underwater footage of an amazing reef dive and the fantastic diversity that exists on the coral reef. 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.Read more Video Danny Murphy
14 Feb 2013Day 3 Cushions – Kimberley 2012This video shows us some of the amazing sea stars that ben found in the waters of the Kimberley, including the beautiful Pin Cushion sea star. 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.Read more Video Danny Murphy
13 Feb 2013Day 2 Flying Fish – Kimberley 2012This video diary details the life of flying fish, explaining how these tiny fish are excellent at flying and jumping 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. Read more Video Danny Murphy
13 Feb 2013Day 1 The shell Graveyard – Kimberley 2012The first dive of the 2012 research trip reveals a treasure-trove of sea shells, molluscs and other animals from a sand ridge that was initially not expected to reveal much at all. 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. Read more Video Danny Murphy
31 Jan 2013Fish in focus - Breaksea CodAs proud Western Australians, to start off in 2013 we will be highlighting a group of very special fishes – endemic species – those found only in Western Australia. This is the first of those. One of a kind - Breaksea Cod Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875) Status: Near ThreatenedRead more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
31 Jan 2013What spider is this?In late January 2013, a member of public photographed a spider near Mandurah and enquiried what type of spider it might be. Postdoctorate fellow and Western Australian Museum research associate Dr Mike Rix identified the spider and gave the following advice:Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
25 Jan 2013Is this a meteorite?On our Twitter feed, one of our followers sent in this picture and asked if this formation was a meteorite: Rock formation observed by @Surfn_Stuff Image copyright @Surfn_Stuff (https://twitter.com/Surfn_Stuff)Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
15 Jan 2013New record of a Whip SpiderWhip spiders are small to large arachnids with large spiny pedipalps (definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedipalp), a pair of two-segmented chelicerae (definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelicerae), four pairs of legs, of which the first pair are greatly elongated and whip-like, and an ovate abdomen which lacks a terminal flagellum.Read more Video Danny Murphy