Here some photos from our last trip. In this occasion we sampled entire individuals of Dolichopoda cave crickets and we collected three typologies of samples from Speleomantes italicus: skin swabs, stomach contents, tail tissue.
This event took place in L’Aquila (Italy) on 28/02/2025
Farda B., Coppari L., Lunghi E., Pellegrini M. (2024). Development of a sampling and preservation protocol for cutaneous bacterial communities of Speleomantes
Here some photos from our trip. In this occasion we collected gut contents and skin swabs from Speleomantes italicus.
Wonderfull moments spent in Borneo and in Sardinia! For the ICSB conference check also the dedicated section.
Preliminary results: Preliminary data on the presenceof trace elementsin cave water and soil
Members from University of L’Aquila and University of Calabria started to collect soil samples from caves. A nice “dirty” activity we enjoyed for a couple of weeks on Apennines. We sampled soil inside and outside 17 caves located in Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo.
