Venom research

This very fluffy (yet spiky) caterpillar has toxins from a surprising origin - and could be key to delivery of life-saving drugs.

Researchers have reared cone snails for the first time and found that juveniles have different venoms to adults.

Research using venom from a rare tarantula, and revolutionary PET scanning are two ways IMB researchers are fighting back against MND

IMB researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves

The toxin in the Australian stinging tree causes pain in a way never seen before, uncovering potential for new types of pain relief.

A potentially life-saving treatment containing venom from one of the world’s deadliest spiders is one step closer to human trials, thanks to a $23 million investment in a Brisbane start-up.

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule that has implications for sufferers of long-term pain.

Researchers are daring to discover urgently needed new drugs and therapies from one of the most painful plants in Australia.

Chronic pain is a life-altering condition, but the answer to this devastating condition could come from an animal with a deadly sting.

It might be one of the most feared arachnids in the world, but research shows the deadly funnel web spider could make the difference between life and death for heart attack victims.