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Andrew Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland

The furry puss caterpillar's venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source

Donald W. Hall, Author provided

Did you know venom – a toxic substance injected by one animal into another – has evolved around 100 times?

In our laboratory at the University of Queensland, my colleagues and I study all kinds of venomous animals. One reason we do this is to find new molecules that can be used in medicines, or as bio-friendly insecticides.

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