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Dangerous Australians

Australia is known world-wide for its dangerous animals. Is this reputation deserved?

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Dangerous Australians

Insects

A diverse group of animals that have conquered almost every environment on earth.

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Insects

Centipedes and millipedes

Both have many pairs of legs. Leaf litter, soil and the underside of logs are their preferred habitats.

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Centipedes and millipedes

Spiders

Ancient animals with a history going back many millions of years.

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Spiders

Molluscs

Molluscs include chitons, clams, mussels, snails, sea slugs, tusk shells, octopus and squid.

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Molluscs

Up Close & Spineless

See photos from the annual invertebrate photographic competition

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Up Close & Spineless

Worms

Flatworms, roundworms and segmented worms.

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Worms

Dinosaurs and their relatives

Dinosaurs are classified as a group of reptiles, although...

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Dinosaurs and their relatives

Bats

Australia's bat fauna is diverse, covering many different habitats.

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Australian bats

Fishes

Fishes show a startling variety of body forms and behaviours.

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Fishes
Larval Fishes

Sea squirts and sea tulips

An evolutionary link between invertebrates and vertebrates.

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Sea squirts and sea tulips

Mammals

Warm-blooded vertebrates that suckle their young and have hair.

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Mammals

Frogs

The only native Australian amphibians, frogs have a two phase life cycle.

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Frogs

Reptiles

Reptiles have scaly skin, long robust ribs and have 'live' young or lay shelled eggs.

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Reptiles

Birds

Warm-blooded vertebrates that have feathers, wings and bills without teeth.

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Birds

Sea stars, sea urchins and their relatives

All are found in the marine environment in a range of habitats.

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Sea stars, sea urchins and their relatives

Plankton

The clear blue waters beyond the Great Barrier Reef are teeming with life: plankton.

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Beyond the Reef

Crustaceans

Among the most widespread and diverse group of invertebrates.

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Crustaceans

Search & Discover

We help visitors learn about Australian animals, environments and Indigenous cultures.

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Search & Discover

Australia's extinct animals

Step back in time and take a journey through an ever-changing Australia.

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Australia's extinct animals

Biodiversity

Explore biodiversity as we experience, study and communicate it at the Australian Museum

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Biodiversity

Live Animal Exhibits

Find out about the live animals displayed here and how they are cared for.

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Live Exhibits

Wildlife of Sydney

The Sydney region has a huge array of animals in land, freshwater and marine habitats.

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Wildlife of Sydney

Wild Kids

A doorway to a range of Australian animals and the habitats they are found in.

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Wild Kids

Jellyfish, anemones and corals

Over 10,000 species and a history that reaches back more than 650 million years.

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Jellyfish, anemones and corals

Bugwise

Bring the world of invertebrates to your students.

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Bugwise

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Welcome to the Jungle - Day 10

Jodi Rowley

22 September 2011

Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: here are the highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam. She was on the hunt for new and rare species of frogs...

DAW: Day 6 Sydney Funnel-Web Spider

Jen Cork

22 September 2011

DAW? Dangerous Animals Week, of course! To celebrate our new Dangeroz app (available in the App Store now) we’re featuring a different Aussie creature each day...

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The Remote Kermadec Islands

Kermadec - Clinton Duffy

Kermadec - banded coral shrimp

Kermadec - Mandy Reid and Stephen Keable

Kermadec - Galapagos Sharks

Kermadec - Coral

Kermadec - Blue Maomao

Kermadec - Sea Urchin

Kermadec - Trevally

Kermadec - Eastern King Wrasse

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Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection

Australian Lungfish

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Warty Prowfish, Aetapcus maculatus (Günther, 1861)

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Palorchestes: A tale of misidentification

Birds: Aves

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Sawflies, Wasps, Bees and Ants: Order Hymenoptera

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Bird-dropping spider, Celaenia excavata
@Shaburian - Thanks for the pic.  These spiders often go unoticed in most gardens but they are definately...

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