Or are they?
Meet squishy, and a fuzz-covered stinging tree to find out whether elements of their deadly venoms can be turned into something nicer.
GUESTS:
Professor Damian Candusso, Head of School of Creative Practice, Queensland University of Technology.
Professor Irina Vetter, Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.
And if you'd like to see more of Squishy, Ann and Christina, make sure you tune in to Catalyst this week on the TV and ABC iView!