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!