Lydia J. Borjon, PhD (@lydiaborjon.bsky.social)

Our paper on Velvet Ant venom is out at @currentbiology.bsky.social “Multiple mechanisms of action for an extremely painful venom” sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Velvet ants are among the most painful of all stinging insects. What makes them so painful? We used fruit fly larvae to find out 🧐 1/5

loading . . .

Multiple mechanisms of action for an extremely painful venom Evolutionary arms races can lead to extremely specific and effective defense mechanisms, including venoms that deter predators by targeting nociceptiv… https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224016373

over 1 year ago