Monthly Archives: September 2011

Marvellous Molluscs – Part 2

Posted on 26 September 2011 by Adriana Bauer

Dr John Healy is Curator of Molluscs at Queensland Museum and is actively involved with research on molluscs (malacology). As John notes, the role of Curator of Molluscs covers many and varied activities. This includes taxonomic work on the collections, … Continue reading →

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Marvellous Molluscs – Part 1

Posted on 20 September 2011 by Adriana Bauer

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, … Continue reading →

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Displaying Insects

Posted on 12 September 2011 by Adriana Bauer

Now that the weather is getting a bit warmer, some creepy crawlies will be emerging from their period of winter inactivity. Teachers and students may like to engage in a schoolyard safari to collect, identify, and display some of our … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Deep

Posted on 5 September 2011 by Adriana Bauer

Dr Merrick Ekins is the Collection Manager of Sessile Marine Invertebrates at Queensland Museum. He collects Sponges, Cnidarians (Hard, Soft and Black Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish, Zooanthids), Ascidians (sea squirts), Bryozoans, Brachiopods and Hemichordates. Sessile animals are ones that are fixed in place, at … Continue reading →

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