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Scary by name but not by nature
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/scary-by-name-not-by-nature/

Coined the name ‘Vampire Squid from Hell’, new research reveals there is absolutely no blood-sucking involved.

DNA barcoding sheds light on cryptic silverfish species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/dna-barcoding-sheds-light-on-cryptic-silverfish-species/

The application of DNA barcoding by AM researchers has been used to unravel the species complex of Heterolepisma sclerophyllum, as well as to investigate silverfish phylogenies in the remote islands off Eastern Australia

A further impact of Cane Toads in northern Australia?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/cane-toads-mammal-declines/

Could the introduced Cane Toad be partly to blame for mid-size mammal declines in northern Australia?

Pesky neighbours: diet strategies of reef fish in coastal ecosystems
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/pesky-neighbours-diet-strategies-of-reef-fish/

A new study that uses DNA metabarcoding on cryptic red snapper species (family Lutjanidae), has provided new insights into their diet strategies and adaptations required for their coexistence.

The jigsaw: putting together the Bloody Perchlet puzzle
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-jigsaw-putting-together-the-bloody-perchlet-puzzle/

Museum collections provide a treasure trove of undiscovered species, and in this case the newly discovered and beautiful Bloody Perchlet, Plectranthias cruentus, was a jigsaw puzzle put together from old and new.

Hide and seek: eDNA flushes out cryptic marine fauna and aids biomonitoring on coral reefs
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/edna-flushes-out-cryptic-marine-fauna-and-aids-biomonitoring-on-coral-reefs/

Genetic remote-sensing tools, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, provide new opportunities for scientists to locate endangered and/or elusive marine fauna, and to set new biodiversity baselines on increasingly vulnerable coral reefs.

The invasive tropical jellyfish Cassiopea overstays its welcome in the lakes of NSW
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/invasive-tropical-jellyfish-cassiopea-overstays-welcome/

For the past few years several lakes in NSW have been subjected to a seasonal influx in Cassiopea population. Usually at home in far warmer waters, this tropical jellyfish has migrated south to live all year round.

Australian Museum Night At The Museum Gala Dinner Silent Auction
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/gala-dinner-silent-auction/

You are invited to browse the fantastic prizes on offer in our AM online Silent Auction!

Dots on the map of the Coral Sea
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/dots-on-the-map-of-the-coral-sea/

Dr Penny Berents and Amanda Hay recently embarked on a Coral Sea Voyage through the Coral Marine Park. Read more about their discoveries aboard the Iron Joy!

Meet Africa’s first pygmy seahorse, the Sodwana pygmy seahorse
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/meet-africas-first-pygmy-seahorse-the-sodwana-pygmy-seahorse/

Seahorse scientists have identified a new pygmy seahorse species in Sodwana Bay, South Africa, the first of its kind found in African waters and the Indian Ocean.