Sick frogs actually jump farther than healthy frogs! A pretty weird and unexpected finding. It shows how important reproduction and finding a mate are more for these little guys - even more important than surviving!
Check out the paper here: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

First paper of my PhD just got published!
Want to find out how to make your own bat cells from field samples? Check it out!
👉 peerj.com/articles/20222

Thanks to my wonderful co-authors @labrannelly.bsky.social, Chris, Tomás, @nicholaswu.bsky.social @jhufschmid.bsky.social and Ellen 🦇

Insects used in research are often excluded from legal and ethical guidelines designed to protect other laboratory animals.

Science chats with an entomologist and an expert in animal ethics who are monitoring how researchers report on the ethical treatment of insects. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/484NNUt

Congratulations to Dr Anna Langguth, winner of the Student Award at this year‘s WDA-A conference for her presentation on zymosan challenge trials in eastern bent-wing bats. @alangguth.bsky.social #wdaa2025

Poster presentation today about our insects class #acsme2025 🦟🪲 It’s been great fun talking all things insects and teaching today with other STEMM educators. Many also enjoyed our student-made memes from across the years of this subject

Did you know that intestinal parasites can increase the growth and fitness of frogs? Our new study shows that nematode parasites actually are helpful to the frog while the fungal disease chytridiomycosis causes sublethal effects. @that-frog-gorl.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Calling all @unimelb-secan.bsky.social students! Come take the breadth subject Insects Shaping Society (UNIB10018) - its full of fun, food, science, art, culture, history, law, architecture and of course Insects! If you don't love bugs yet, you certainly will in semester 2!

youtu.be/Z2G339NDnCA

Frogs can fight back against devastating disease by breeding! New article by @australia.theguardian.com overviewing our recent work

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fascinating stuff from @labrannelly.bsky.social and coauthors: terminal investment in frogs infected with chytrid. 🧪

The love lives of frogs was featured on Riviera Breakfast yesterday - jump to 3:18:00 to hear the interview

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🐸 Despite a deadly disease that has nearly wiped out the critically endangered Alpine Tree Frog from the Snowy Mountains, #UniMelb say the species is fighting back by breeding more when infected

University of Melbourne research shows male alpine tree frogs are breeding more when infected with the deadly chytrid fungus in an attempt to keep the species alive.

University of Melbourne research shows male alpine tree frogs are breeding more when infected with the deadly chytrid fungus in an attempt to keep the species alive. #news #abc #amphibians #wildlife #diseases #academic #research #endangered #protected #species #fungi

Some frogs are fighting a fungal disease - by breeding! This is a study that I’ve been working on for about 10 years - very exciting to see this in print - and to see my dogs officially thanked for their hard work!

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