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Stone Centipedes - Living Fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/arachnology-collection-stone-centipedes-living-fossils/The little yellow or red-brown creatures known to science as Lithobiomorpha may not look like much, but they are living records of Australia's ancient natural history.
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Mysterious Marine Spiders in Sydney Harbour
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/arachnology-collection-mysterious-marine-spiders-in-sydney-harbour/Spiders are pretty adaptable creatures so it's not too surprising that some have colonised the intertidal zone around Australia's coast.
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Classifying spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/classifying-spiders/By studying and classifying spiders, scientists learn about their diversity, biology, distribution and evolutionary relationships.
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Structure and composition of the Earth
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/structure-and-composition-of-the-earth/The overall composition of the Earth is very similar to that of meteorites, and because of this, it is thought that the Earth originally formed from Planetesimals composed largely of metallic iron and silicates.
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The Solar System
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/the-solar-system/The Solar System is dominated by the Sun and the planets that orbit around it.
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Why most animals are insects
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/why-most-animals-are-insects/Insects comprise 75% of all animal species that scientists have named and described, and most of these insects have wings. The key to insect success is their ability to survive on land and take to the air.
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Mineral groups
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/mineral-groups/Minerals can be classified into distinct groups based upon similar atomic structure and/or chemical composition.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/indigenous-australia-flags/The Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag were designed to represent these groups of Indigenous Australians.
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Is it a rat?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/is-it-a-rat/The Australian Museum is frequently asked about mammals visiting suburban gardens or houses.
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Urban habitats
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/urban-habitats/Urban areas cover 35 percent of the Sydney area and are constantly growing. The urban environment has far fewer species of animals than more natural environments.
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