Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
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Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Discover crustaceans’ smart survival tricks in a mini exhibition with real specimens and hands-on interactives. Created in collaboration with NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi.
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Toroa ngā tino tikanga ora ā te mawhiti i tētahi whakaaturanga iti he tauira tūturu he mahi pāhekoheko mā te ringa kei roto. He mea waihanga tahi me NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi.
22 May – 21 Aug 2023
Te Papa Hui | The Back Yard, Te Taiao | Nature, Level 2
Free
All ages
15 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Tactile, opportunities to touch
Natural light
Crabs, lobsters, shrimp – they’re Aotearoa New Zealand’s most famous crustaceans. Now meet the wider gang, from barnacles with superglue to slaters in the backyard. Explore the unique features of five marine crustaceans, and take a dive into their world.
All animals, human beings included, rely on other animals for survival, forming relationships of symbiotic co-existence. But some creatures take this reliance to ghoulish heights. We call them parasites.
Crustaceans are like the Swiss Army knife of life, revealing an appendage for any occasion. Multifunctionality is the crustacean M.O., with their limbs cleverly turning to just about any task.
Exhibition experience developer Dan Parke spoke with Tamati Stevens a kairangahau (researcher), kairuku (diver) and educator specialising in rocky reef ecosystems.
Carcinologists are the people who study the world of crustacea. In this series, they talk about the captivating creatures they love – creatures that as it turns out live all around us…
Carcinologists are the people who study the world of crustacea. In this series, they talk about the captivating creatures they love – creatures that as it turns out live all around us…
Carcinologists are the people who study the world of crustacea. In this series, they talk about the captivating creatures they love – creatures that as it turns out live all around us…
Crustacea includes lobsters, crabs, shrimps, prawns, hoppers, wood lice, water fleas, and several other groups. Most crustaceans live in the sea but some are found in freshwater or on land. The one thing they all need to survive is water, or at least a moist habitat.
Take a look at some of our collection of Crustacea including specimens deposited in the 19th century as well as those collected much more recently.
