Stay away from these animals, because even a single sting could be lethal. They are on top of the food chain. Many of them attack people even without provocation.
Weapon: jaws and venomous spines.
Range: Indo-Pacific oceans, coastal Florida and the Caribbean.
Weapon: claws and tusks.
Range: parts of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
Weapon: giant size and tusks.
Range: sub-Saharan Africa.
Weapon: venom. Adults can survive a strike, but most kids usually suffer coma and die.
Range: North Africa and the Middle East
Weapon: horn and size.
Range: Africa and Southern Asia.
Weapon: jaws.
Range: the United States (Atlantic Northeast and California), South Africa, Japan, Oceania, Chile, and the Mediterranean.
Weapon: venom.
Range: Central and Southern Africa.
Weapon: venom. After being stung you have time for one cigarette before the death. There is no antivenom.
Range: Western Indo-Pacific Region the Cape coast of South Africa, the Mediterranean, California.
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Weapon: venom. Its poison is located on its skin, so the slightest touch could finish you off.
Range: Central and South America
Weapon: horns and hooves. This animal kills more humans than any other in Africa.
Range: Central and Southern Africa
Weapon: claws, tusks and giant size.
Range: Africa.
Weapon: venom. Victims die slowly and in agony.
Range: sub-Saharan Africa.
Weapon: venom. Puffer Fish is a delicacy in Japan, but the process of cooking is very complicated and every year gourmets die by intoxication.
Range: South America, Central Africa and Southeast Asia.
Weapon: claws, tusks and giant size.
Range: within the Arctic Circle.
Weapon: claws and tusks.
Range: Africa and Southwest Asia.
Weapon: proboscis, primary carrier of human sleeping sickness.
Range: Central Africa.
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Weapon: venom. It works like the boomslang’s hemotoxin.
Range: dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka.
Weapon: claws and tusks.
Range: Islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar.
Weapon: venom. This bee is a cross between European and African bees. Offended swarms will chase their victims for miles.
Range: North and South Americas
Weapon: world’s most venomous spider, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Range: tropical South America.
Weapon: venom with no known antidote.
Range: the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Weapon: giant size and tusks. Very aggressive animal.
Range: sub-Saharan Africa.
Weapon: jaws.
Range: Indo-Pacific.
Weapon: proboscis. The Mosquito is the world’s #1 disease transmitter.
Range: almost everywhere.
Weapon: is called ‘ the world’s most venomous animal.’
Range: tropical Indo-Pacific.
Maybe you’ll be a little bit more careful now, because even the smallest creatures could be deadly. And better buy a mosquito net.
What do you think?