Hidden in plain sight on tropical seabeds, stonefish carry one of the most sophisticated chemical weapons in the oceans.

A Qld dad has joked he saw “Steve Irwin on the other side” after an agonising stonefish encounter that has reportedly happened several times recently near Woodgate. Joel Evans and a friend had taken ...

Joel Evans and a friend had taken their children fishing and crabbing at Theodolite Creek near Woodgate on the last day of the year, when he stepped on a stonefish and had to be rushed to hospital.