Dept. of Molecular Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Naked mole-rat enthusiasts and mouse modelershttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mlm7gx2s222kIt's #moleratmonday, where we provide the naked mole rat facts you've been dying to know! 🐀 They use their long teeth to help them dig tunnels 🦷 it looks like they have two, but it's actually four! And they can move each one independently! (Image: Smithsonian's National Zoo (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))11 May 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm7gx2s222khttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3ml2udlnl5c2lHello Monday! #moleratmonday is here 🐀 Naked mole rats can run backwards as fast as they can run forward 🏃 This no doubt helps them navigate the tight tunnel systems they live in! ⛏️04 May 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2udlnl5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mkj5it6dc22oIt's #moleratmonday, where you get to learn about naked mole rats🐀 Today's fact: Naked mole rat's are known to be resistant (but not immune!) to cancer development. Of course, we all want to know how! To learn more, why not check out our 2020 review? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-020-1355-827 Apr 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj5it6dc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mjg35o6dh226Welcome back to #moleratmonday, your place to learn everything there is to know about naked mole rats 🐀 Today’s fact: Naked mole rats are poikilothermic, meaning their body temperature fluctuates considerably with the ambient temp, rendering them effectively cold-blooded 🌡️🩸13 Apr 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg35o6dh226https://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3miue32bdq22yIt’s Monday, so it’s time for #moleratmonday 🐀 Today’s fact: Watch them live! 📹 The Smithsonian National Zoo has two live webcams featuring their naked mole rat enclosure. Check them out: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/naked-mole-rat-cam #nakedmolerat06 Apr 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3miue32bdq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mictli4mnc2sHello, it’s #moleratmonday, where we slowly let everyone know how weird naked mole rats are 🐀 Today’s fact: They are great architects, digging complicated tunnel systems underground to house their colonies. In larger colonies, the tunnels can extend more than a mile, and reach a depth of 2 meters ⛏️30 Mar 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mictli4mnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mhqynzu2ik22Once again, it’s #moleratmonday, where we provide a naked mole rat fact every Monday 🐀 Today’s fact: Their scientific name is Heterocephalus glaber, which means “different-headed” and “hairless”, a pretty on-the-nose description! #nakedmolerat23 Mar 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqynzu2ik22https://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mgnioycuvc23It’s #moleratmonday, where we bring you a fun fact about the naked mole rat, every Monday 🐀 Last week we mentioned their long lifespans, but saved the best part for this week: The current record for the oldest naked mole rat is 40 years old! It lived in the care of the Rochelle Buffenstein lab ❤️09 Mar 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnioycuvc23https://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mg4cfi734k2kIt’s time for #moleratmonday, where we bring you a fun fact about the naked mole rat, and it’s also Monday 🐀 Today’s fact: For a rodent, they have an incredibly long lifespan. It’s estimated to be ~10 years in the wild, and 30+ in captivity! The price: they’re super wrinkly even when they’re young02 Mar 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4cfi734k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mfkt7biad22nWelcome back to #moleratmonday, where we tell you a fun fact about the naked mole rat every Monday! 🐀 Today’s fact: They aren't really naked: Naked mole rats are covered with tactile hairs, concentrated in important areas like their face and toes. This helps make up for their very poor eyesight 👀23 Feb 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkt7biad22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mfiaxcdt5s2mNaked mole rats in the media! We often see them in the context of cancer, but naked mole rats present a LOT of interesting biology that can teach us many things #nakedmolerat [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfiaxcdt5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mezhls7ry22nWelcome to #moleratmonday, where every Monday we'll share a fun fact about the naked mole rat! 🐀 Today's fact: Naked mole rats are one of two eusocial mammals, meaning they live in colonies with a single breeding female, like bees 🐝 the other eusocial mammal? Also a mole rat! #nakedmolerat17 Feb 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezhls7ry22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3mcaidw73ls2zTesting Nature’s Defenses: Inducing Cancer in the Naked Mole Rat url: https://aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscovery/article-abstract/16/1/7/771232/Testing-Nature-s-Defenses-Inducing-Cancer-in-the Thanks @elizsmckenna.bsky.social and @aacrjournals.bsky.social for featuring our report!12 Jan 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaidw73ls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kissillab.bsky.social/post/3lydri3wq322aCongratulations to the team on all their hard work on developing this first of its kind model! @andreaventura.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @wtklab.bsky.social @kytsailab.bsky.social @moffittnews.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:l75w25torox3ei6nlbd6sv6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydri3wq322a