Scientist @IMBatUQ using sting chemistry to study pain physiology. National Geographic Explorer @insidenatgeo. Sting opinions (and photos) my own.
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined October 2020
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One of my favourite MOTHS!!! 🤯🖤
They mimic a wasp SO well that I always get nervous seeing them still! 😅
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Up close, the army ant Eciton hamatum is part monster, part marvel. Curved mandibles jut from its bulbous head like a pair of scimitars. Six whip-thin legs, bristling with hairs and spines, suspend its slender thorax above the ground. Then there are the insect’s innards—the tiny brain, the musculature filling virtually every nook and cranny of the exoskeleton, the digestive tract like a thread running the length of the body.
The view of this species, and 791 others, comes thanks to a particle accelerator and years of painstaking work by a team of biologists.
Learn more: scim.ag/3N5A5bR @NewsfromScience
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The discovery shines a light on what has, until now, been an underappreciated feature of evolution which suggests life is not so random after all. @StingScience @UQ_News theconversation.com/wasps-an…
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Australia’s WEIRDEST FROG!?🐸
No this isn't something from another planet, but something that lives only in the sand dunes around Perth! 😮
The strange termite-eating Turtle Frog is named because it looks like a turtle without its shell! 🐢
Cutest and coolest frog EVER! 🥰
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Happy #worldbeeday, let’s remember that most bees are not black and yellow 🐝 and that bees come in all colors, shapes and sizes.
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One season of bees observed at my house, or nearby.
Most of these are very small and easy to miss if you're not looking or carrying a net.
Beautiful diversity inhabits even our most urban and modified areas.
#WorldBeeDay
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These animals use venom for defence and attack purposes... except for one! Can you guess which one it is? 🤔
52%Manta ray
18%Slow loris
18%Male platypus
12%Cone snail
177 votes • Final results
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We are looking for anyone who has been stung by a venomous fish and wouldn't mind taking our 15-min, anonymous survey. Please share to try and reach a wider audience #lionfish #stonefish #venom #fish surveymonkey.com/r/8F27N5Q
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Venom—predatory, defensive or both? Adaptive trade-offs drive Amazonian ant venom evolution: ow.ly/IB7g50UaPZR
@AnocheTox @StingScience @VizuetaJoel @CorrieMoreau @NTysklind97310
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Cast your vote for the Infensa team in the @uniaus #ShapingAustraliaAwards24 🏆
They are nominated for their work in treating heart attack and stroke with drugs from spider venom🕷️
❤️ Vote here: bit.ly/4hHx0Jn
@VenomsLab @n_palpant @nat_toxinology
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The secret's out! 🤫 👀
Last year, we welcomed @oshergunsberg & Lune Media to our labs where they interviewed Dr Samuel Robinson (@StingScience) about his research on pain.
'Osher Günsberg: A World of Pain' premiers 21 Nov on SBS On Demand. youtu.be/EnNLoiCv4lQ?si=tBsb…
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In this month's Highlight, learn about how shifts in dietary preferences and prey hunting strategies drive venom evolution in marine cone snails buff.ly/4d0p1V7 #science #evolution #biology #genome
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Our new paper on understanding and inhibiting spitting cobra venom is featured on the cover of science translational medicine. Thanks to @wolfgangwuster for the amazing cover image! The paper is here science.org/doi/10.1126/scit…
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The Novel Ion Channel symposium is back after a three-year hiatus! It will be held virtually on Aug 28 & 29. We've got a great line up of speakers! Register for free! #ionchannel 🔬💡🧬🧪🧫eventsignup.ku.dk/channels20…
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May 20 - Happy #WorldBeeDay - celebrating the small unsung heroes #bees #pollinators #wildbees 🐝❣️
Did I get all families?
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99.96% of bee species do not die after stinging – why does everyone think they do?
🐝 As @JamesBeeDorey (@UOW) + colleagues (@westernsydneyu, @Sydney_Uni) write, most bees can sting as often as they want – but there’s more to it than that. theconversation.com/most-bee…
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our latest #snakebite paper is out today in @PNASNews. Led by @keirah_bartlett and @srhall106, involving many others from @CSRIatLSTM & wonderful international collaborators, we show that the repurposed drug varespladib prevents cobra dermonecrosis.
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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From laying their eggs in the bodies of other creatures to having ears in their legs, the native wasps of #Australia have some creepy yet fascinating habits to ensure their survival!
Read more wild #wasp facts: ausgeo.co/wasps
