Jack Scanlan interviewed me for the latest episode of The Pseudoscientists Podcast! I was really excited to do this podcast. I’ve been following Jack on Twitter since he was an undergraduate student, and now he is wrapping up his Master’s degree. In those few years he has done more outreach than most people do in a lifetime, while clearly also spending a ton of time in the lab. The guy is a force of nature. He chatted with me about parasites for an hour, which is pretty much the best way to spend a Friday night.
Listening to your interview at the moment, speaking of mosquito’s and flies that drink blood – flies may also drink frog and reptile blood.
Fly feeding on a Leaf Green Tree Frog, Litoria phyllocroa
http://www.peterstreet.com.au/Promote/PETE3279_Leaf%20Green%20Tree%20Frog,%20Litoria%20phyllocroa_crop_wm%20(Large).jpg
Flies feeding on a Diamond Python, Morelia spilota spilota
http://www.peterstreet.com.au/Promote/P1910337_Diamond%20Python,%20Morelia%20spilota%20spilota_Somersby%20Falls_crop_1000.jpg
Also have raised fly-parasitised caterpillars and scarab beetle larvae
Plenty of other beasties to share from over here in Australia..
Peter