Category: Insects & Spiders
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When you think of insects, you might picture something tiny – a fly, a mosquito, or a beetle. But Queensland has produced some truly gigantic…
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To celebrate the release of Queensland Museum’s new guide, Spiders of Brisbane, hear from lead author Dr Michael Rix, Principal Scientist and Curator of Arachnology.
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For such small creatures, capturing an insect’s close-up is a big job. When that close-up is to be displayed on the side of a building…
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To celebrate the release of Queensland Museum’s new field guide, Dragonflies and damselflies of south-east Queensland, hear from the author Dr Chris Burwell, Senior Scientist…
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Insect Investigators – Scientists and schools, coming together to discover, document and describe Australia’s biodiversity.
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By Kieran Aland & Christine Lambkin, Queensland Museum Among the numerous objects and specimens on display at the Queensland Museum are some with truly extraordinary…
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By Dr Christine Lambkin, Queensland Museum Entomologist These images show an aggregation of nymphal True Bugs. Not all insects are ‘bugs’ but these are. If…
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by Susan, Discovery Centre Information Officer Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) and Christmas beetles (Scarabaidae) are common names given to particular groups of beetles due to their…
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What is your favourite species in the collection and why? My favourite is a specimen labelled suborder Falsifera. There are nearly 3000 species of grasshoppers…
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Most spiders are smaller than your thumb, but they have a mighty reputation. Venom and silk are their superpowers and they save us from a…
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As we head into the festive season, one sure sign that Christmas is on its way is the emergence of the infamous Christmas Beetle. The…
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Spring is here and so are the dragonflies and damselflies. After laying low over the cooler winter months, many insects are already starting to appear…
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By Katie Hiller, Information Officer, Queensland Museum Southbank Have you been wondering what the giant cockroaches and stick insects have been doing while the museum…
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By Dr Chris Burwell, Senior Curator of Insects, Queensland Museum Blue-banded bees, a name used for several species of Amegilla, are common visitors to Queensland…
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Queensland Museum Collection Imager, Geoff Thompson was picking some grass for guinea pigs when he found a beautiful caterpillar with two prominent horns on its…
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by Geoff Thompson, Queensland Museum Collection Imager What does a museum micro-photographer do when locked down? He builds a modification for his flash diffuser and…
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By Dr Mike Rix (Principal Curator, Arachnida, and Research Fellow) Most of us are all too familiar with the plights of large and charismatic species…
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By Dr Chris Burwell, Senior Curator of Insects at Queensland Museum This year has seen a bumper summer and autumn for butterflies in Queensland with…
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By Dr Chris Burwell, Senior Curator of Insects at Queensland Museum Queensland Museum entomologist Dr Chris Burwell delves into the nocturnal raiders that are infiltrating…
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By Dr Chris Burwell, Senior Curator of Insects at Queensland Museum Small yellow ones that raid your kitchen, bigger black ones that crawl over your…
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