The Most Dreadful and Dangerous Insects that Can Kill Humans

The world is full of dangerous things that can kill us. There are hundreds of thousands of species of different insects and other creatures that can be found on earth. And among those creatures, there are different insects that are considered quite dangerous for human being as they have the ability to kill them and we have selected this topic in order to discuss some of these insects. The following are some of the most horrifying, agony-inducing, flesh-melting and dangerous insects that are known to man.

1. Brazilian Spider

The complete name of this spider is Brazilian Wandering Spider and this is considered as one of the most dangerous insect. According to Guinness Book of World Records, this spider is responsible for the most human deaths. This spider got this kind of name due to the fact that unlike most spiders, they do not hang out in a web at night, but they wander the jungle in order to search their prey.

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2. Africanized Honey Bee

This is also considered as one of the most dangerous insect in the world.  There are different types of research studies that have shown this fact that if an Americanized honey bee stings the body, it not only releases its venom, but at the same time, it also releases a banana-scented pheromone which give signals to other bees to attack. It is also said about these bees that they can attack as far as ¼ miles from their hive.

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3. Giant Japanese Hornet

The giant Japanese Hornet is also considered as one of the most horrible and dangerous insect of the world. There are thousands of humans that have been died due to giant Japanese Hornet. Those people who experienced being bitten by this bug, said that it created lots of pain and swelling on the flesh of the body. There are also different types of research reports that have shown this fact that each year in Japan; Giant Hornets kill more people than all other venomous animals.

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4. Siafu Ants

This is also included in the list of most dangerous and horrible insects of the world. They are most abundantly found in North America, central Africa and East Africa. These tiny ants live in giant colonies of about 20 million individuals. They travel in search of the food in the form of as many as 50 million ants. If some one is stuck in a place where these ants are present, then these ants can kill the human and they can also consume the entire body.

 

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5. African Assassin Bug

There are different types of research studies that have shown this fact that this brightly-colored insect or bug have venom which is more than 10 times potent than a cobra. The single bite of this bug will not provide any problem or trouble to human but if someone is attacked by more than one bug, then they can kill the humans.

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6. Kissing Bugs

This is also considered as one of the most dangerous and horrible insect of the world. They are considered dangerous for human beings because they can cause infections of different kinds which ultimately lead towards the deaths of the individuals. According to a data published in 2008, about 16 to 18 million people were infected with the disease around the world.

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7. Mosquito

Most of us will surprise to see the name of mosquito in the list. But it the reality that killing rate of mosquito is on higher sides. There are different types of research reports that have shown this fact that these blood suckers kill more people that all other flying menaces and deadly spiders.

 

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