Our latest work on venom potency and competitiveness of false widow spiders Steatoda nobilis - published in Toxins MDPI 🕷️🕸️🕷️ Aiste Vitkauskaite 🇺🇦 Sean Rayner Michel Dugon Kevin Healy Dr. Keith Lyons Leona McShazzle Dazzle Dayle Leonard @NUIGalwayPress We are now Research Ireland mdpi.com/1797682

Venom from the Noble False Widow spider is 230 times more potent than species native to Ireland, a new study has found. rte.ie/news/2022/0829…

The study also found that the False Widow spider can also make calculated decisions on whether to attack large or small prey depending on how much venom is left in their venom glands. jrnl.ie/5851911t

A radio interview I did on our latest work on False widow spiders - skip to 26 mins

So honored that this fantastic study is published in #mdpitoxins! We recommend reading the full research article 🤩 Available at: mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/9…

Thank you Sky News for covering our research published in Toxins MDPI 🕷️🕸️🕷️🕸️ Aiste Vitkauskaite 🇺🇦 Sean Rayner Michel Dugon Kevin Healy Dr. Keith Lyons Leona McShazzle Dazzle Dayle Leonard @NUIGalwayPress We are now Research Ireland

Big thanks to Sky News for their piece on our latest paper! 🕷 Aiste Vitkauskaite 🇺🇦 Dr JP Dunbar Michel Dugon Dayle Leonard Kevin Healy Dr. Keith Lyons Leona McShazzle Dazzle

HE'S DONE IT! 🏅 Jack Carty passes the legendary Eric Elwood to become our 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙧! What an achievement Jack 💚

Our latest contribution from the Venom Systems lab at Ryan Institute @ University of Galway Here, we document the predation event by the noble false widow spider on a pygmy shrew in Britain, further indicating that they are regular vertebrate eaters. Michel Dugon esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

At long last, this one is finished. It's a marathon, but there was a lot to talk about with these. youtu.be/FLTYLYwijtI

‘Our colours, our history’ Stunning front and back page of L’Équipe today. Current players alternating with legends of French rugby, all facing down the haka. Superb work.

Owen Farrell might be the greatest player England have ever had, and the way he's been treated by his own fans, his entire career, has always been nothing short of absurd. Good on him, and I hope he comes back stronger and hungrier than ever.

It was an absolute pleasure to be back on stage with Michel Dugon and The Blindboy Podcast at the Galway theatre to talk about snakes, venom, and all things crawly 🐊🐍🕷🦂

𝐊𝐈𝐀 𝐎𝐑𝐀 🇳🇿 We are delighted to confirm the signing of out-half Josh Ioane 🟢🦅 Read more 🔗 connachtrugby.ie/news/all-black… #ConnachtRugby

The greatest rugby player of all time.

Never even liked tennis anyway.

We're debuting a fresh look starting today so we thought why not give one of you a fresh look too? Just like and share this post and you'll be in with a chance of winning our new Home jersey. Simple! #connachtrugby

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