Dr. Keith Lyons

A postdoc in Dr Tim Luddecke's Animal Venomics lab with a particular interest in Arachnology, Herpetology and venomous species.

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

I am thrilled to announce, our latest research on the factors influencing spider venom potency has been published in Biology Letters! https://t.co/nX1t6TqtVz Big thank you to my supervisors @healyke and @Michel_Dugon along with the media team @uniofgalway for spreading the word!

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

#spider, #venom, #freshofthepress, @STEM_Galway

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

The final research chapter of my PhD is published! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 It shows how the ability of spider venom to paralyse prey scales isometrically with its ability to cause prey mortality! Open access in Toxicon: X. Check it out via the following link -https://t.co/iH2vNqxpTV

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

The implications of this finding are that it suggests historically available LD50 or median lethal dose values can function as proxies for PD50 of median paralysis dose values to gauge general venom potency in spiders, provided the venom was tested in the same prey model!

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

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!

[Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway @uniofgalway]

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

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

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 https://t.co/FSD1nv2ina

[BBC Wildlife @WildlifeMag]

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?

https://t.co/NdvZqWtyPc

[Michel Dugon @Michel_Dugon]

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. https://t.co/zNwt7nSXb9

[Urban Fox Survey 🦊 @UrbanFoxSurvey]

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! 🦊

[Collie Ennis 🕷🐸 @collieennis]

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

[BBC Wildlife @WildlifeMag]

Can dragonflies bite? Can dragonflies sting? Are dragonflies dangerous? They're all common questions - read on to find out the answers!

https://t.co/5fLVev1eTc

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

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" https://t.co/UWwI6gKoB5 https://t.co/RoOJpZJU7b

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

Ireland’s broken social contract: ‘I have worked since I’m 17 and I have nothing to show for it’ https://t.co/PoeZCdZznO

[Urban Fox Survey 🦊 @UrbanFoxSurvey]

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! 🧡

[BBC Wildlife @WildlifeMag]

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

https://t.co/xDP4ou5ofs

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

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.

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

@drivetimerte @wlrfm @Galwaybayfmnews Big thank you to the media crew @uniofgalway for their assistance in spreading the good word also!

The link to our manuscript and accompanying talk can be found here https://t.co/0OXSmminy8. If you want direct link to paper use this https://t.co/p7zcGGDTQN

[Dr. Keith Lyons @KeithLNotions]

Big thanks to all media outlets that have covered our recently published work on spider venom potency thus far! I have been blow away by the interest and support everyone has showed. Grateful to @drivetimerte @wlrfm and @Galwaybayfmnews for having me on their shows on Thursday.

[Michel Dugon @Michel_Dugon]

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

[Nicholas Wu @NicholasWuNZ]

🚨 Fully-funded PhD project on the size, structure and interconnectivity of ghost bat populations @CDUni.

📍 Darwin, AU
Closes: 20th June 2025

🔗 https://t.co/yxJLxXbgEn