In This world there is a lot of lethal creatures And deadliest animals:
15. Box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri)
Looking as beautiful as it does alien, the box jellyfish is the world’s most venomous creature. Incredibly, it is believed to cause up to 40 deaths annually in the Philippines alone, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation. The creature’s translucent body makes it almost invisible in the water and its stinging tentacles can inject enough venom to kill you in just two minutes.
14. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
When
grizzly bears get into contact with humans, they can be a real and very
dangerous threat. Growing up to nearly three meters long and weighing nearly
500 pounds on average, grizzlies are unstoppable mountains of muscle.
Furthermore, their bite can be more powerful than that of a tiger and their
jaws have apparently been strong enough to crush human skulls in the past.
13. Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus)
Spiders are
nightmare-inducing for many people, but this one has fangs bigger than some
snakes do and they are hard enough to pierce through shoes and toenails. The
Sydney funnel-web spider is an eight-legged terror capable of bringing death
through respiratory failure. Apparently, its neurotoxic bite has been known to
have killed a child in 15 minutes.
12. Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
Africa’s
black mamba is apparently the second longest venomous snake species in the
world. To begin with, its bite poisons victims every single time, and each
attack injects around 120 milligrams of venom – when only up to 15 milligrams
is needed to kill a human. And if you try to run, good luck – they are the
fastest terrestrial snake in the world.
11. Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
Move aside
Jaws, there’s a new game in town. Tiger sharks are not picky eaters and will
take a bite out of anything – including humans. Although it’s reckoned that
they have killed fewer people than the great white, they have also attacked
less of them, too.
10. Common death adder (Acanthopis antarcticus)
With a name
like this, it’s not going to be cuddly. The death adder lives up to its
billing, with a paralytic bite that shuts down its victim’s breathing system if
left untreated. And before the availability of a working anti-venom, around 50
percent of bite sufferers died. Oh, and it’s also the fastest-striking snake in
the world.
9. Mulga snake (Pseudechis australis)
Unlike many
other snakes, which don’t tend to attack unless deliberately or unwittingly
provoked, the mulga snake has been known to bite victims while they sleep.
Often, it doesn’t just bite, but has a good old chew in order to inject more
nerve- and muscle-dissolving venom. And to make things even worse, the wound
bleeds profusely, too.
8. Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
With
dagger-like teeth, a quick temper, and – most importantly – its preference for shallow
water, the bull shark is considered more dangerous to humans than both the
tiger and great white shark. Quick to bite swimmers partly due to its keenness
at swimming in shallow waters, around 30 percent of its attacks are fatal.
7. Lion (Panthera leo)
The king of
the beasts is up to 500 pounds of predatory cat with teeth like daggers and
eviscerating claws. To put that into perspective, they compete with crocodiles
for prey – but that’s not all. They also have the occasional propensity for
killing humans, and have deliberately targeted them in the past. Indeed,
statistics published in Nature from Tanzania found that lions attacked 563
people over 15 years from 1990.
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6. Deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus)
Scorpions
have a particularly dangerous reputation, and it’s widely believed that these
arachnidas are responsible for roughly 1,000 deaths each year in Mexico alone.
Deathstalkers are among the most lethal of their breed – with a tiny sting
which paralyzes its victims and can cause respiratory and heart failure.
5. Blue-ringed octopus (Genus hapalochlaena)
One of the
deadliest creatures in the world, if you were bitten by the blue-ringed octopus
you might not even notice it until the blindness, complete paralysis and
respiratory failure kick in. The venom administered by its often-painless bite
is so powerful that it can kill in minutes – and there’s no known anti-venom.
4. Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae family)
They might
look like amusing grumpy balloons, but the tetrodoxin venom produced by
pufferfish is no laughing matter. Each one carries enough of the stuff to kill
30 people and it’s 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. Interestingly,
pufferfish is actually a delicacy, but it can be a deadly one if it’s not
properly prepared.
3. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
It’s no
secret that climate change is threatening the environment of polar bears.
However, studies show it’s also adversely affecting their behavior as well. The
melting of the Arctic sea ice is increasingly putting these hungry beasts into
contact with humans. And given that polar bears can weigh up to 1,500 pounds
and potentially measure three meters, they aren’t to be scoffed at.
2. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Although
lions are known as the king of the beasts, tigers are also a solid contender to
the crown. They’re larger on average, just as deadly and their dwindling
habitat again puts them into conflict with people. The Guinness World Records
lists one Bengal tigress known as the Champawat Tiger as the deadliest of the
species. This one animal was apparently responsible for approximately 436
fatalities before it was brought down in 1907.
1. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
The portly
hippopotamus may look cuddly, but leave your first impressions at the door.
Hippos are believed to be the most dangerous land mammal in Africa, and are
known to have a short fuse and a tendency to capsize boats. The animal’s
combination of sheer power, unpredictability and aggression leads to an
estimated 500 deaths a year, though some experts believe the number could be as
high as 3000.
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