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Hover flies
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/hover-flies/

Hover flies

Published 19 May 2009

common enquiries Invertebrates entomology fly Hover flies
Blackish Meadow Katydid
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/blackish-meadow-katydid/

Blackish Meadow Katydid

Published 07 May 2009

insect entomology katydid
Bugwise for Schools
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/bugwise/bugwise-for-schools/

Bugwise for schools brings the world of invertebrates to your students, engaging them in real science in local environments. Find out what insects and spiders you are sharing your schools with and why they are vitally important to a healthy planet.

Published 07 September 2010

entomology bugwise education resource
Insects
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/

Explore the fascinating world of insects from beautiful butterflies to creepy crawly cockroaches! The Australian Museum Entomology collection contains mostly Australian species, but there is a significant non-Australian representation of beetles, psocids (booklice), flies, butterflies and moths.

Published 11 October 2018

entomology insects
'Flying' to Brazil!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/flying-to-brazil/

And there is certainly no shortage of flies in Brazil - all needing to be studied!

Published 14 February 2018

South America Brazil AMRI blog Diptera entomology
The (other) Lord Howe insect
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-other-lord-howe-insect/

On expedition on Lord Howe Island, AM scientists have made an unexpected discovery.

Published 05 May 2017

insect entomology Lord Howe Island blog
Courtenay Smithers, 1925-2011
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/courtenay-smithers/

Entomologist Courtenay Smithers, who died in 2011, leaves a legacy of international recognition for Australian entomology.

Published 19 June 2012

archives entomology people
Entomology
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/entomology/

Entomology is the study of insects including flies, cicadas, moths, earwigs, fleas, bugs, cockroaches, bees, dragonflies, and termites.

Published 23 October 2018

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Christmas Beetles
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/entomology/christmas-beetles/

Discover Christmas Beetles factsheets and learn how to identify them, with 35 species of Christmas Beetles across Australia and 21 of them found in New South Wales.

Published 20 March 2023

Christmas beetles entomology insects
Grub's up!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/grubs-up/

Feeling peckish? Here's the solution.

Published 21 July 2014

food entomology blog insects

Barka: The Forgotten River

Meet <i>Barka: The Forgotten River</i> in this new First Nations exhibition developed by Uncle Badger Bates and Justine Muller with the Barkandji community.

Special exhibition
Now on until 23 July 2023

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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea

Witness the beauty and diversity of cultural decoration and body adornment from Papua New Guinea in this special exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

Opening 9 June 2023, featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.

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School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

Virtual excursions
Educator-led tours

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s new learning and play space.

Permanent education space
Open daily

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