Reverend Bede Lowery Ant Collection

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Bull ants

Get lost in the wonderment of the Esperance Museum's extensive natural history collection and look out for one extremely unusual item preserved in a jar. In particular, investigate the extensive bull ant specimens which were collected by avid collector, Reverend Bede Lowery (1924 – 1926). Most of the specimens are from the genus Myrmecia.

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Esperance Museum

The largest museum collection outside Perth

You will need more than one visit to take in this impressive collection. The museum is a short stroll from the foreshore, in a historic railway building. Get lost in the large collection of items...

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6 James Street
Esperance WA 6450
Australia

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Thurs to Sun 1:30pm - 4:30pm. Entry fees apply.

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