Bugs are among the most diverse groups of animals on the
planet, including more than a million described species and representing more
than half of all known living organisms. There are varieties of bugs, many of
them are harmless while others are deadliest. Following is the list of 10 most
terrifying bugs around the world, although all are not deadliest but they may
cause extreme fear at first look.
This species is the world’s heaviest insect – and
it is terrifying to look at. The largest Weta ever found was in New Zealand and
the cricket-like creature weighed in at 2.5 ounces with a 7-inch wing span. The
thing is large enough to wrap its arms around a carrot but doesn’t really pose
any dangers to humans.
9. Dengue Mosquito
The dengue mosquito, or Aedes aegypti, is one of the most
deadliest animal in the world. It is the main type of mosquito that transmits
dengue fever and is found in many tropical countries around the world. The
dengue mosquito does not live or breed in swamps, creeks, rivers, bush land or
mangroves. While other types of mosquitoes do, the dengue mosquito only lives
where there are people.
8. Wasps
It is neither a bee nor an ant. Including the yellow jackets
and hornets within the class, wasps vary in that they are relatively social,
generally terrestrial, and almost every sub-species has a specific parasite or
pest that it preys upon exclusively. Though wasps do not necessarily seek out
humans to sting, it is the oft-allergic sting that does the most damage. Many
people go into anaphylactic shock and die because of a single wasp sting.
7. Kissing Bugs
These little monsters are known for sucking on vertebrae
blood. They’re also known for infecting humans with Chagas disease. They are
also known as conenose bugs, assassin bugs, or triatomines. They are mainly
found and widespread in the Americas,
with a few species present in Asia, Africa, and Australia.
6. Heterometrus
Heterometrus, also known as giant forest scorpions, is a
genus of scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is distributed
widely across tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, including Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand, Vietnam, as well as India,
Sri Lanka, Nepal and China. It is notable for containing
some of the largest living species of scorpions. It’s sting causes local pain,
inflammation, oedema, swelling and redness of the skin, lasting for hours to a
few days.
5. Bullet Ants
Also known as the 24 Ant, for the 24 hours of pain you
endure if you’re unlucky enough to be stung by one of these tiny monsters. The
pain caused by this insect’s sting is purported to be greater than that of any
other Hymenopteran. It is described as causing “waves of burning, throbbing,
all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours”.
4. Hornet
Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps; some species can
reach up to 5.6 cm in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa and are
distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex, which is
proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters. Hornet
stings are more painful to humans than typical wasp stings because hornet venom
contains a large amount (5%) of acetylcholine. Individual hornets can sting
multiple times; unlike typical bees, hornets and wasps do not die after
stinging because their stingers are not barbed and are not pulled out of their
bodies.
3. Centipedes
Centipedes are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda
of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric animals with one pair
of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying
number of legs from under 20 to over 300. There are estimated to be 8,000
species of centipede worldwide. They look really weird, but they are actually
beneficial because they eat other insects and even some spiders. They are
responsible for many deaths every year. Their bite will not hurt a normal
person, but if you are allergic to the venom they produce, then you will be in
serious trouble. These tiny things bite rarely, but it is never too bad to be
careful now is it?
2. Tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and very large
arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which
approximately 900 species have been identified. Their sizes range from as small
as a fingernail to as large as a dinner plate when the legs are fully extended.
All tarantulas are venomous, few species have been claimed to cause human
fatalities, though some bites cause serious discomfort that might persist for
several days. Despite their often threatening appearance and reputation, no
tarantula has been known to have a bite that is deadly to humans.
1. Deathstalker
The deathstalker is a species of scorpion, a member of the
Buthidae family. It is also known as Palestine
yellow scorpion, Omdurman
scorpion, Israeli desert scorpion and numerous other colloquial names. It is
regarded as a highly dangerous species because its venom is a powerful mixture
of neurotoxins, with a low lethal dose. Residing primarily in North Africa and
the Middle East is responsible for over 75% of
scorpion related deaths every year. Although healthy adults usually only feel
unbearable pain, children that are envenomated suffer fever, coma, convulsions,
and paralysis before their lungs fill up and they drown in their own fluids.
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