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Australian stinging trees and cone snails share something in common, Queensland researchers say – ABC News
Australia’s rainforest-dwelling stinging trees are notoriously painful, and Queensland researchers say they now know why.
Australia’s stinging trees are notorious for delivering excruciating pain that can last for days, weeks or even months and researchers now say they know why.
Key points:
- Researchers discover Australian stinging trees carry a venom similar to that found in marine cone snails
- Australia has two species of stinging tree with needle-like hairs that act like syringes to inject venom
- Scientists hope to develop new types of painkillers from the new discovery
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