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Where do spiders live?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/where-do-spiders-live/

You can see spiders by day and night in almost every habitat on earth.

Published 02 November 2018

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Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/sydney-brown-trapdoor-spider/

Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider, Arbanitis villosus

Published 30 January 2014

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Do Spiders like music?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/do-spiders-like-music/

Surprising spiders from our Rare Books collection.

Published 02 December 2016

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Digivol scans 40-year-old slides of spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/digivol-scans-40-year-old-slides-of-spiders/

Check out some of the beautiful images of the AM arachnology slide collection scanned by DigiVol volunteers.

Published 28 October 2016

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Spiders in your backyard
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/spiders-in-your-backyard/

This is a great time of year to explore the diversity of spiders in your backyard.

Published 07 October 2015

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Goblin Spider Researchers Name 71 New Australian Species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/goblin-spider-new-australian-species/

Mini armoured goblin spiders are widespread but rarely noticed despite being orange!

Published 04 December 2013

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Silk: the spider's success story
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/silk-the-spiders-success-story/

Spiders use silk for many purposes - to protect their young, catch food, make homes and move around.

Published 18 October 2016

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Touring exhibition: Spiders – From Fear to Fascination
https://australian.museum/get-involved/services/touring-exhibits/touring-exhibition-spiders-from-fear-to-fascination/

Spiders – From Fear to Fascination exhibition is a face-to-face interactive encounter with over 250 real spider specimens, live exhibits and rigorous contemporary science.

Published 26 November 2018

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Arachnology
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/arachnology/

Arachnology is the study of the group of animals called arachnids. Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks and mites.

Published 22 October 2018

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Animal factsheets
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/

Discover the astonishing variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections.

Published 11 October 2018

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Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special Exhibition
10 May – 7 September 2025

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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