Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles and more – spend five minutes with Dr Marissa McNamara, Collection Manager (Crustacea) and learn some fascinating facts about crustaceans and some of the reasons she loves her job so much. What is your favourite species in the collection and why? Mantis shrimp! Mantis shrimp are deadly predators that strike with the speed of a bullet. They have specialised hunting limbs … Continue reading 5 minutes with Dr Marissa McNamara
Darryl Potter is the Collection Manager for both Molluscs and Crustaceans at Queensland Museum. Darryl is involved in collecting, identifying, labelling, and storing specimens from the animal groups of Molluscs (snails, bivalves, chitons, squid and octopuses) and Crustaceans (crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, etcetera). He also maintains the database that stores information about these collections. Darryl has accompanied other QM scientists, such as Peter Davie (Senior Curator … Continue reading Marvellous Molluscs – Part 1
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