Sea Stinger FactsheetsDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThe following factsheets have been developed to provide information about sea stingers that are often found around Perth beaches.More information
1 Nov 2013WA Museum Cockatoo research in the spotlight Female (left) and male (right) Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos Photo courtesy of T. Kirkby.Read more Blog entry Lintette Umbrello
22 Oct 2013The de Vlamingh plateA detailed examination of the plate at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne revealed the hidden nature of this weather-ravaged historic pewter plate found at Cape Inscription.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
21 Oct 2013Creature feature - Polyzosteria cuprea Meet Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863! This native cockroach is endemic to south-western Australia and belongs to a genus of large, wingless and stunningly coloured (by cockroachy standards..) cockroaches found predominantly across southern Australia. Read more Blog entry Niki Comparti
World War One ResourcesDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThe following web sites may be useful in researching your relatives or identifying and conserving medals, records or mementoes relating to World War One.More information
20 Sep 2013Aquatic Zoology Kimberley fieldtrips 2009-2012Western Australian Museum Aquatic Zoology scientists and colleagues from partner agencies (Queensland Museum, Museum Victoria, Herbarium of Western Australia and Curtin University) are setting off on another exciting fieldtrip to the Kimberley and possibly as far north as Ashmore Reef, dependent on the weather. The project has been running since 2008 and this is the second last year of fieldwork. The scientists are documenting the marine biodiversity of the Kimberley, one of the most understudied marine regions of Western Australia.Read more Photo Galleries Lintette Umbrello
5 Sep 2013Specimen preparation - Bird taxidermyAn Australian Kestrel skin is prepared for the Ornithology research collection. WA Museum preparator, Mr. Gomez, performs taxidermy on the bird specimen by removing the viscera, leg and wing muscles, eyes and brain and replacing with an artificial body of cotton wool. During the process important information is recorded such as the collection date and location, age, sex and weight of the bird.Read more Photo Galleries Lintette Umbrello
3 Sep 2013The little invertebrate that couldPortuguese millipedes have hit the headlines again – for all the wrong reasons!Read more Blog entry Niki Comparti
Entomology factsheetsDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoNative Bees - PDF Download Web Text More information
30 Jul 2013Month of Shipwrecks – Batavia Dive 2013Video taken on a dive to the Batavia wreck site in the Abrolhos Islands during the research expedition of April-May 2013.Read more Video Danny Murphy
29 Jul 2013Patrick Baker: 36 years of shipwreck photography –Gallery 4Patrick Baker is the Western Australian Museum's shipwrecks photographer. This series of photo galleries explores his amazing career and catalogues the photos taken between 1970 - 2005. The fourth gallery has a heavy focus on object photography and 18th century Dutch shipwrecks. Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum