Nature scavenger hunt

How good are you at finding things in nature? If you are willing and game to look, feel and listen outdoors, we have a challenge for you.

Get your senses ready and start your scavenger hunt in your local area. You might find some of the things on our big list one day and then more the next. You may also like to look at Museums Victoria’s collections online before and after your hunt to give you inspiration.

If you find something amazing or found everything on the list, why not email us at [email protected]

We’d love to hear from you!

Here is your scavenger hunt list:

1. Hear a Magpie’s warble

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2. Find something that feels rough

Dicksonia antarctica, Soft Tree Fern in Milarri Garden — *Dicksonia antarctica*, Soft Tree Fern in Milarri Garden

3. Hear a frog call

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4. Find an animal that only comes out at night

Grey-headed flying fox
View in MUSEUMS VICTORIA COLLECTIONS

5. Find an animal with 4 legs

Common ring-tailed possum
View in MUSEUMS VICTORIA COLLECTIONS

6. Find a flower the size of your hand

Solanum laciniatum, Kangaroo Apple in Milarri Garden — *Solanum laciniatum*, Kangaroo Apple in Milarri Garden

7. Find an insect with spots

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8. Find an insect with stripes

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9. Find an insect that has see-through wings

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10. Find a spider web

Spider in web in red light — Bugs Alive! exhibition displays; spider on its web.

11. Find 3 trees with different kinds of bark

Austral Mulberry tree trunk — Austral Mulberry, Ironbark, Messmate growing in the Milarri Garden, Melbourne Museum

The trunk of an Ironbark tree growing in the Milarri Garden — Austral Mulberry, Ironbark, Messmate growing in the Milarri Garden, Melbourne Museum

12. Find a native pigeon

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13. Find two different mammals - (e.g. kangaroo, dog, cat)

Eastern grey kangaroo
View in MUSEUMS VICTORIA COLLECTIONS

Get creative

1.Make a flower rainbow. When you are out in nature find flowers that are pink, purple, orange, yellow, blue.

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2. Find leaves and sticks to make a bug.

We’d love to hear from you!

How many did you find? Did you find something unusual or amazing? Email us at [email protected] or share with us on social media using #MelbourneMuseum.