Venomous: Bullet Ant Rituals, Box Jellyfish, and Wandering Spiders
That's Just Wild10 Jun 2025

Venomous: Bullet Ant Rituals, Box Jellyfish, and Wandering Spiders

What is venom? How does it work? And how do different species use it?


Wildlife legends Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts are back with a bite this week, in a truly venomous episode of That's Just Wild. As well as some awe inspiring stories of poisonous creatures we get geeky with the science, and dive into the development of a universal *anti-venom.


*Trigger Warning - this episode contains content that some listeners may find distressing. Animal testing is referred to as part of a discussion of the process of anti-venom development.


Plus: Steve relives getting stung thousands of times by bullet ants... on purpose. (There's a theme developing here.) Lizzie shares her own narrow escape. (There could have been a serious sting in this tale). And Sarah questions what you should really do if a jellyfish stings you. (Spoiler alert: don't pee on your friends!)


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