I am thrilled to announce, our latest research on the factors influencing spider venom potency has been published in Biology Letters! doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.01… Big thank you to my supervisors @healyke and @Michel_Dugon along with the media team @uniofgalway for spreading the word!

I want to thank my two PhD supervisors @healyke and @Michel_Dugon for their guidance and @Dayle_leonard_ , @LeonaMcsharry, Michael Martindale, @SaucyProcess, Aiste Vitkauskaite and JP Dunbar for their help with spider/venom collection and testing. Everyone's help was crucial!

Congratulations to our very own University of Galway zoologist, founder of the Venom Lab and creator of The Bug Doctor series, Dr @Michel_Dugon who has been named Galway Science Person of the Year! Dr Dugon has spent more than 14 years inspiring children and students across Galway schools and beyond with his live workshops on bugs, spiders and snakes, as well as through his important ongoing scientific research. Pictured at the award ceremony (L–R): Deputy President and Registrar Prof Becky Whay, Dr Michel Dugon, and Mr Paul Mee, Chair of the Galway Science and Technology Festival Forum. @galwayscience #UniversityofGalway #STEM

Big W for habitat management and spider fans! Rediscovering such a cool UK spider after 40 years of absence on the Isle of Wight! Well done Graeme and Mark! #spider #IsleofWight #rediscovery bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1y6…

Spider webs come in a range of forms, with some spider webs being used for many years and others being rebuilt each day. The latter often eat their old webs as they dismantle them, but why? discoverwildlife.com/animal-…

Latest publication from the Dugon Venom Systems Lab: A review exploring the occurence of envenoming-led infections, suggesting that we need to study the microbiome of venomous organisms a lot more closely if we want to improve post-envenoming care. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

I recently had the pleasure of presenting my research at University of Galway’s Zoology Colloquium 2025! This was a great opportunity to present the work I've done since the launch of the Urban Fox Survey, which has been a very successful project thanks to everyone's support! 🦊

Teasels have a cool little trick up their stems....

Can dragonflies bite? Can dragonflies sting? Are dragonflies dangerous? They're all common questions - read on to find out the answers! discoverwildlife.com/animal-…

Big thank you to @RSocPublishing for promoting my recent research on spider venom potency, recently published in Biology Letters but also for inviting me to discuss said research through their "Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series" cassyni.com/events/Jcwo8p3Qc… bsky.app/profile/royalsociet…

Ireland’s broken social contract: ‘I have worked since I’m 17 and I have nothing to show for it’ irishtimes.com/life-style/20…

PLEASE SHARE! Galway, I need your help!🦊 I'm collecting field data on foxes to compare with our citizen science survey and look for any correlations For best results, I need everyone to be reporting the foxes they spot in Galway city, you would be helping me massively! 🧡

Not all dinosaurs were lumbering giants, some were streamlined speedsters that would have given today’s fastest animals a run for their money… discoverwildlife.com/dinosau…

FUCK YEAH FUCK TRUMP In response to Trump’s cuts to science research funding and attacks on universities, the EU is investing over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists from the U.S.

Our latest contribution to the world of arachnology and venom studies, freshly published in Biology Letters. Congratulations to @KeithLNotions for leading this exciting study!

🚨 Fully-funded PhD project on the size, structure and interconnectivity of ghost bat populations @CDUni. 📍 Darwin, AU Closes: 20th June 2025 🔗 linkedin.com/posts/nicola-ha…