Butterfly.
Dragonfly.
Katydid or Tree Cricket.
Opiliones Harvestman or Daddy Long Legs.
Common Honeybee.
Bluebottle Fly.
Orbweaving Spider.
Hermit Crab.
Ladybird Beetle.
The Ecology of Ants (Formicidae):
Ants are one of the more dominant invertebrate groups and play a vital role in the recycling of soil nutrients throughout the world. They provide assistance in seed survival and germination, help control potential pests and are a fascinating insect group to observe. This particular 2 week course covers the common species of central Victoria as well as other obscure species types.
Dates: TBA Costs: $150 per student
Invertebrate Based Revegetation:
By adopting an invertebrate emphasis to revegetation projects, results are gained quicker and establishing native regrowth comes easier. This course will run for 2 weeks and is aimed towards land managers, conservation groups and farmers looking for a different approach in land management and conservation.
Dates: TBA Costs: $90 per student
Insect Identification (Module 1):
A 6 week course covering the identification of insects to the ordinal level. Participants will gain a general knowledge of insect form and structure and will be able to identify insects to the ordinal level at course completion. This course is aimed towards students wanting to enhance their identification skills or ecology based individuals looking to do their own identifications. Hobby farmers and gardeners will also find this course valuable.
Dates: TBA Costs: $220 per student
Collection of Insect Samples:
A short 2 week course describing and demonstrating the collection methods used in sampling insects from various habitats. This course will be of great benefit to teachers at Primary and Secondary levels undertaking insect studies with their students and is suitably targeted to all student age levels.
Dates: TBA Costs: $60 per student
The Centre...
The Insectarium of Victoria is often featured in the print, radio and national television media as one of the most unique museum experiences available to both students and the general public within Australia.
Best described as a multi experience zoo, natural history museum and interpretation centre, the IOV specialises in the research and education of insects, spiders and other related invertebrates of Australia and other geographical regions of the world.
Our Invitation...
Today, the Insectarium of Victoria continues to expand its collections and displays and is constantly looking into ways of enhancing its message of invertebrate and insect awareness to our visitors.
We now invite you to experience the Insectarium of Victoria and the Victorian Institute of Invertebrate Sciences.
