ABC News reports (on February 22, 2006) a further discovery by the team that won the 2005 Ig Nobel Biology Prize:
Smelly Frogs Don’t Get Insect Bites
Researchers have found that some Australian frogs create their own insect repellent, resembling rotten meat and others roasted cashew nuts or thyme leaves.
The research team, which includes Associate Professor Mike Tyler of the University of Adelaide and entomologist Dr Craig Williams from James Cook University, has published its findings online in the journal Biology Letters….