Just over the seas from the safe shores of New Zealand, Australia is home to a unique array of venomous creatures, from spiders and snakes to ants and jellyfish.
But according to the Australian Museum, nobody has died from a spider bite in Australia in nearly fifty years.
This is partly due to the development of antivenoms.
To tell us how they're made and how they work, professor of toxicology Bryan Fry from the University of Queensland joins Emile Donovan.
The Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasseltii has already invaded parts of New Zealand. Photo: Image: Bryce McQuillan. All Rights Reserved
