The scariest insect in the world - who is it and where does it live?

Good day! I am sure that few people are pleased to experience a sense of fear or other similar emotions.

After moving to my own site, I had a lot more meetings with insects of various species.

I will not discover America if I say that many of them were not the most pleasant moments in my life. Want to know what is the scariest insect in the world? Why did it get such a secret status? Now I will share with you this exciting information.

The most dangerous insects in the world

At what point on earth do the world's most dangerous insects live? Who are they - huge bugs with poisonous stings or invisible carriers of deadly infections? Here are the top 10 most dangerous insects, the meeting with which is sure to end sadly.

Bullet ant. One of the largest ants, the bullet ant can be found in the rain forests of Nicaragua and Paraguay. The insect received such a name not by accident. Those who survived his attack said that the pain from his bite can be compared with the sensations of a bullet wound.

According to the subjective estimates of the victims, the sensation from a bite from a bullet ant is 30 times more painful than from a bite from a wasp or a bee. The second name of this insidious creature is “ant-24” or “diurnal ant”. That's because after a bite the pain will remain with you the next day, almost without losing intensity.

The venom contained in the stings of a bullet ant is called poneratoxin. This is a strong paralyzing antipsychotic, but a bite in most cases does not lead to death.

To turn from a boy into a man, young people must endure for at least 10 minutes with gloves on their hands.

Bullet ants live in large colonies of several hundred individuals. They settle in anthills, hidden at the base of large trees, sometimes build a nest in the leaves. In this way, they help the tropical flora by protecting the leaves from the attacks of leaf-cutting ants.

Gadfly. A familiar species of gadfly in Russia and the CIS countries can bite painfully, but the Dermatobia hominis gadfly is a human skin gadfly, or rather, its parasite larvae. The skin gadfly habitat is Central and South America.

Young female gadfly lay eggs on the skin of mammals. The larva gnaws its way under the skin and for the next 60 days settles in the subdermal zone of the epidermis.

The most disgusting thing is that the victim feels the larva moving under the skin. But, fortunately, after full maturity, it leaves the host’s body, although the victim experiences very painful sensations. Because of such disgusting behavior and unsightly appearance, the gadfly larva even got into the unofficial list of the most terrible animals.

Flea. These little jumpers played an unlawfully sinister role in the history of our civilization.

When entire regions of Europe became extinct from the plague in the 12th century, people suspected that anyone and everyone (even themselves) would spread a terrible disease while the real enemy, the rat flea, quietly hid in the folds of canvas peasant rafts and silk aristocratic robes.

Although today the plague virus can only be found in vitro, do not underestimate the danger of fleas.

Depending on the type of flea, they can be carriers of encephalitis, anthrax, tularemia, typhus, typhoid fever, listeriosis, salmonellosis, worms and fungal infections. A sand flea is especially dangerous, the bites of which lead to sarcopsillosis - inflammation of the tissues.

Alas, these insects breed extremely quickly: during the life of each individual can lay up to 2 thousand eggs. After each absorption of food, she “shoots” up to 15 eggs in space. The cycle of transformation of the larva into a sexually mature individual, capable of independently laying eggs, lasts an average of 9 days.

Fire ant. The fire ant poison, the natural alkaloid solenopsin, causes the victim a sensation similar to a thermal burn. The bite is not as painful as, for example, in a bullet ant, but it is much more allergenic and may well cause death from anaphylactic shock.

Fire ants are very sensitive to attacks on their "personal space", and therefore they will attack a stranger until he retreats. The worst thing is that these insects attack in groups of ten to hundreds of ants, respectively, and the dose of poison increases.

Kissing beetle. The kissing beetle got its name because of a disgusting addiction - it stings a person on the lips while he sleeps. The insect attracts carbon dioxide released during breathing. With a bite, transmission of the unicellular parasite trypanosoma cruzi, causing Chagas disease, is possible.

Approximately 30% of those infected within 10 years after the bite show heart failure caused by an increase in the ventricles of the heart due to the reaction to the waste products of the parasite. Every year, about 12 thousand people die from Chagas disease. At risk are not only people, but also wild and domestic animals.

Japanese giant hornet. One of the largest insects in the world - the Japanese giant hornet - grows up to two inches in length. The poison contained in his sting (the size of which, by the way, exceeds 0.6 centimeters) can cause an acute allergic reaction.

According to official statistics, about 40 Japanese die every year from his bite - more than from any wild animal living in Japan. Japanese hornets are very aggressive and fearless, but, fortunately, attack only in case of real danger.

An attack by one hornet will result in hospitalization, the problem is that the toxins released during the bite attract the attention of other individuals, and a massive attack is likely to be fatal.

Fly tse-tse. The tsetse fly, a native of the central African continent, is deadly for mammals, although its bite does not contain toxins.Through the sting, the tsetse fly transmits the simplest parasites of trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness.

Slow death awaits the stricken - the process can take several weeks or even one or two years. It all starts with swelling of the lymph nodes and limbs, then the victim begins to fever. The immune system is destroyed, then the central nervous system.

Replacing constant drowsiness and apathy comes terrible pain, signaling the failure of internal organs. In the end, the victim falls into a coma, from which only one way out is death.

African bee. People far from insectology simply call it a killer bee. The name is more than true - since the late 60s of the XX century, several hundred people have become victims of this bee.

This killer insect is a product of the crossing of the queen bees of an African bee, due to the mistake of scientists released into the rainforests of Brazil, and drones of ordinary bees. From African mothers, offspring inherited unprecedented aggressiveness, and from fathers - the ability to ultra-fast reproduction.

A fatal error occurred in 1957. Over the next ten years, a killer bee colony conquered wooded areas, until in 1966 it moved to rural areas. In 1967, a swarm of Africanized bees attacked a residential quarter in Rio de Janeiro.

That day, about 150 people died, even a fire attack from flamethrowers did not help. Any insignificant intervention can induce killer bees to attack. Insects attack with a swarm, they can pursue an irritant for two kilometers.

After the object that bothered them disappears from their field of vision, the bees are “nervous” for another 8 hours - at this time it is better not to catch their eye. Death occurs due to a huge dose of toxin entering the bloodstream when bitten.

Lonomy. Lonomia is a butterfly recognized as the most poisonous creature on the planet. The adult is quiet and safe, which cannot be said about the caterpillar of the lonomia. The body of the caterpillar is covered with soft spikes, similar to the needles of larch.

They contain bacteria that produce botulinum toxin, which instantly enters the human body, you just have to touch the caterpillar. The poison destroys an important component of the blood, which is responsible for its coagulability, the protein fibrinogen.

The amount of injected toxin is negligible (only 0.1% of, say, the dose of snake venom), but its concentration is so high that it can be called the strongest of the natural poisons known to science.

Mosquitoes. It is mosquitoes that are considered the most dangerous insect on the planet. They are the main carriers of malaria, or rather, the plasmodium virus, which causes 400 million infections and more than a million people die each year.

87% of cases reported among African people. In a special risk zone are children under 5 years old and pregnant women.

The World Health Organization claims that every 30 seconds one child dies from malaria. Within thirty minutes after a bite of a malaria mosquito, the plasmodium virus travels to the liver, which, in response to a hostile organism, begins to grow and die.

From the liver, the virus enters the bloodstream and spreads throughout the body. Red blood bodies die, the victim begins anemia. The virus continues to spread throughout the body.

And where on this list are poisonous spiders, the same Black Widow? As you know, spiders are not considered insects, so we devoted a separate selection to the most dangerous spiders.

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Top 10. The most dangerous insects in the world.

10. Fire ants, America. Fire ants are several related subspecies of ants from the group Solenopsis saevissima species-group of the genus Solenopsis, which have a strong sting and poison, whose action is similar to a burn from a flame (hence their name).

Dangerous insects were inadvertently brought into the United States from South America by the sea in the early 1900s. Since climatic conditions turned out to be extremely favorable, and there weren’t and couldn’t be natural enemies on the new earth, in a couple of years, fire ants multiplied in incredibly huge numbers.

These ants eat everything that is not nailed: caterpillars, bugs, newborn chicks, wiring, air conditioners, traffic lights and other electrical appliances, which they disable with enviable consistency, causing the United States economic damage of $ 6 billion a year.

9. A tick, everywhere

Ticks are the largest group in the arachnid class: over 48 thousand species of these vile creatures are currently described.

Some of them are so microscopic that they pose no danger to humans and have been living with them for many hundreds of years (for example, in carpets - a home dust mite). The biggest danger is the larger species, which lies in wait for its prey in nature.

The favorite habitat of such ticks is the sunny slopes of the hills covered with low bushes. Having attached its hind legs to a twig or leaf, the tick sets forward its front legs, on which well-developed sense of smell organs are located.

You are unlikely to feel a tick bite, as when piercing the skin, the insect simultaneously injects pain medication - its saliva. After that, he begins to screw his head into the skin of a person. Having drunk blood from the belly, the parasite increases significantly in size, becomes clearly visible. This usually happens after 1-2 days.

But the worst thing is encephalitis ticks. The incubation period of encephalitis lasts from 2 to 4 weeks.

Signs are fever, aches in the bones. Lethal outcome is possible. A frequent consequence of the disease is a disorder of the central nervous system of varying severity up to paralysis.

8. Karakurt, America

Karakurt or the steppe spider is an incredibly beautiful species of poisonous spiders from the genus of black widows. Look at what abdomen, what is all colorful, and I want to touch it.

But do not do this because the poison of karakurt instantly kills you, you just think about it: the poison of this spider is 15 times stronger than the poison of a rattlesnake. Poison karakurt is one of the most toxic substances of organic origin on Earth.

The most interesting is that the mature black individuals are practically harmless to humans, as are the Karakurt males, who cannot bite through the skin of an adult. The most dangerous are females with a colorful abdomen.

7. Dangerous Beauty, South America

This beauty is capable of releasing so many toxins that can easily kill even a person.

Lonomia is the most dangerous caterpillar in the world. It lives in the forests of South America.

Locals nicknamed this caterpillar "Lazy Clown". Oddly enough, this name does not reflect the true essence of this insect. Just imagine, you are a tourist and a guide yelling at you: "Beware, throw it out, it's a lazy clown", what a fool will throw out such beauty, which also has such a cute name.

What is most terrible, these caterpillars are ideally disguised as surrounding foliage and plants - it is almost impossible to see lonomia.

Every year from 10 to 30 people die from the poison of lonomia, and the same number become disabled for life.

6. Tiger bee, Asia

This is the largest hornet in the world, the length of individual subspecies of the insect exceeds 5 centimeters, and the wingspan can exceed 7.5 centimeters.

These creatures are extremely aggressive and rest assured that if this monster attacks you, then you just won't get off. In the arsenal of this monster there is a huge 6 mm sting, which the insect can use repeatedly and powerful jaws.

The sting injects a huge amount of highly toxic poison into the victim’s body, which literally corrodes the flesh. The poison of the Asian hornet also contains a special pheromone that attracts other hornets.

It lives in Korea, China, Japan, Nepal, India, the mountainous regions of Sri Lanka and ... oh God! in Russia, a large number of these hornets live in the Primorsky Territory.

In Taiwan, he is called the "tiger bee." In Japan, the subspecies of this hornet (the Japanese huge hornet, which is endemic) is called the "bee-sparrow", due to the enormous wingspan of its wings.

According to statistics, from 40 to 70 people die every year from the cuttings of these hornets.

But how these winged monsters hunt ... not of course people, their main delicacy is bee larvae. An Asian giant hornet flies around the neighborhood in search of streets or whole apiaries.

Having discovered he begins to spray the beehive with his poison, another 20-30 hornets fly to the call of the pheromones, which in turn also begin to flood the bees with their poison, which instantly leads them into an unworkable state.

Then the real carnage begins: the hornets begin, in the literal sense of the word, to cut the bees into pieces with their jaws and that's it ... the job is done, you can start eating larvae.

When flying away, the hornets leave behind them mountains of torn bee corpses. Thus, one dozen Asian hornets in a few hours can easily deal with a multi-thousand colony of bees.

5. Androctonus, Africa

Androctonus is the most poisonous subspecies of scorpions in the world. These creatures live mainly in semi-arid and arid regions of the Middle East and Africa.

Scorpions of this species reach a length of up to 10 cm. They have an outstanding fat belly, and their poison contains a powerful neuro-toxin. The bites of some species of the Androctonus genus take several lives every year.

4. Ant Bullet, South America

These ants live on trees, their anthill is also located there. Anyone who approaches the anthill will be immediately attacked.

Very often, these creatures dive from the trees directly onto the heads of unsuspecting tourists, issuing a piercing battle cry, to which thousands more of the same terrible creatures immediately come running.Yes, your eyes do not let you down, these ants can scream (a scream looks like a piercing thin squeak)!

These ants have a very strong sting and extremely toxic poison. The sensation of a bite from these ants is comparable to a gunshot wound, which is why they were nicknamed the "bullet ant", and the local aborigines gave the middle name to these ants - "ant 24 hours," because that is how much agonizing agony will last, accompanied by convulsions after a bite of this crumbs.

Often this rite leads to temporary paralysis or even blackening of the fingers. Those who have passed this difficult test say that the sensation is comparable to putting your hands in flaming coals ... Well, are you ready to become a man?

The most interesting: if a man decides to become a real warrior, then he will have to go through this procedure for 20 times!

In the list of the most intense pain from insect bites, compiled in 1990 by a certain Justin Schmidt, the bite of this ant takes an honorable first place and is characterized as follows: “Pure, deep, all-absorbing pain. It resembles walking on hot coals with a three-inch rusty nail in the heel. "

3. Africanized Honey Bee, America

Do you know how to distinguish an Africanized bee? So no one knows !. There is no way to visually distinguish an Africanized bee from an ordinary European one.

But you will immediately feel the difference when you approach their hive. What will normal bees do in this case: they will give you about 9-10 seconds so that you roll off for good. Thus, passing them without incident is quite simple. And even if they chase after you, then after 50 meters they will decide that they have driven the enemy far enough away and will come back.

And believe me, it will not be easy for you to run away from them: these creatures will pursue you for several kilometers until they understand that you do not pose any danger to their colony.

How did such a monster come about? African bees owe their existence to science. American botanist Warwick Kerr bred them in Brazil in the 50s of the last century, crossing a European bee with an African one. Varvik dreamed of an obsessive idea: "I want the bees to live in the jungle."

And he bred bees that live in swarms of hundreds of millions of individuals, control the territory, incredibly aggressive and kill anywhere from several tens to several thousand people every year. And yes! they can survive not only in the jungle, but even in the desert.

2. Army soldier ants (Eciton burchellii)

These ants live near the Amazon. There are also families living in Asia and Africa.

Ordinary army ants are quite tiny (up to 12 mm), so we will talk about huge monsters that live near the Amazon. Extremely aggressive, blind, some individuals reach a length of 3 centimeters, and most of their bodies are machetes-like sharp pointed mandibles.

These babies are real predators and prey on everything from flesh and blood: whether it be other ants or an elephant. Some individuals reach 30 mm in length.

And they are called army because a colony consisting of a thousand, and sometimes even two thousand individuals, never sits in place: the army of ants is in constant motion, they do not build anthills and stop only when their queen lays eggs (each laying ~ 1000 eggs).

When the offspring appears from the eggs, the battalion continues its movement and woe to the one who gets in their way.

Being completely blind, they don’t make out the size of the victim, and a huge mass of “living death” attacks any object they come across. Army ants do not have stings and poison, but with their powerful jaws this is unnecessary: ​​at first the ants gnaw through the soft tissues in the victim’s body, crawl inside and begin to feast.

Army ants are real architects: for the good of the colony, they use their bodies to create almost any conceivable structure, clinging to each other and forming protective walls from the weather, bridges to overcome obstacles are generally capable of everything. No living creature in the world is capable of this except them.

1. Gadfly, everywhere

There are dozens of varieties of gadflies. All gadflies are parasites and have a high degree of attachment to a certain type of host, having characteristic names: equine, sheep's gadfly, etc .; Now guess what else is the gadfly? That's right - human.

All gadflies have a different and well-designed reproductive cycle, each of which, nevertheless, always ends with a fat one and a half centimeter maggot grown in the living flesh of the host. And in order to develop maggots, you need to eat regularly and satisfyingly, so he devours everything around him.

But how do you ask a larva that enters the victim’s body? Always different. For example, horse gastric gadflies lay eggs in the grass on pastures, which will soon be eaten by an unsuspecting horse.

In the stomach, maggots gather all in one place, gnaw themselves at a comfortable honeycomb, eat and gain weight. When the time comes to become a fly, the maggot is selected from its honeycomb and leaves in a natural way along with the feces of the animal.

The human gadfly lays eggs on various midges and mosquitoes, which theoretically can land on a person. When the blood-sucking carrier does its job, the eggs fall on the skin and, thanks to the heat of the body, begin to ripen.

And here is the best part. A larva can grow anywhere in your body, it just depends on where the egg fell. For example, you can get a greasy wormy creature in your tear duct. Or in the brain. This is known because it has already happened.

The most dangerous insects on the planet: an invisible threat

Today in the world there are billions of insects that are unevenly distributed throughout the globe. It is hard to imagine, but it is insects that cause the most dangerous diseases and epidemics, which have repeatedly significantly affected the global depopulation.

The threat posed by the most dangerous insects in the world is also serious because people often do not take small, barely noticeable insects seriously and recklessly believe that they are not harmful.

However, this is precisely the main danger of insects: their size is misleading. We present you the 10 most dangerous insects on our planet, which pose a real mortal threat to people living on different continents and in completely different conditions.

Threat in the air: the five most dangerous flying insects

Our top is based on various scientific sources that confirm: flying insects are just as dangerous as ground creatures, so you should not be vigilant if you are in an open area, for example, in Africa or South America, where there are the largest concentrations of such insects .

Wasp: species diversity and their danger. We are accustomed to believe that a wasp is such an insect that is dangerous to humans only in that the bite of an individual causes unpleasant pain and discomfort to a person for several days, after which the consequences of the bite completely disappear by themselves.

And although the poison of most of these insects is not so dangerous, some wasps, for example from North America, hit the victim not with the effectiveness of the poison, but with the number of attacks. So, if you have managed to disturb at least one, even slightly, one or several individuals of such a wasp, you must try by all means to avoid direct aggression of the individuals.

The fact is that the wasps of North America sting the victim many times and are very painful, therefore, in some cases, a person cannot be saved from numerous bites, which lead to pain shock and, as a result, to cardiac arrest.

Human Gadfly: Dangerous and Terrible. Although this insect has such a name, it has nothing to do with its size. Such a gadfly is not the largest insect, but it is perhaps one of the most dangerous. The gadfly in itself carries a certain threat, since it is widespread on many continents and its population is only growing.

But when it comes to the human gadfly, the threat is not his sting or even his poison. So, larvae of this insect are dangerous for humans. A variety of mosquitoes carry them, and upon contact with human skin, these larvae are transmitted to humans.

As a result of this, a peculiar tubercle may gradually form under the skin of the victim, under which the larva of the human gadfly will grow.

Such a development is suitable for a horror movie, but often the danger can be eliminated even in the early stages of infection, since the mosquito bite and larval transmission are accompanied by redness and swelling of the affected area of ​​the human skin, which can be detected and eliminated.

Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria in Africa every year. It is very difficult to cope with the disease, since the infection introduced by the mosquito spreads quickly throughout the body.

Paradoxically, a person often can not feel almost any effects from infection for a long time, but be a carrier of malaria. This disease develops when a malarial plasmodium enters the human body, which is accompanied by fever and many other manifestations.

A malaria mosquito, once infected, can spread the disease for several weeks, biting other people. The malarial plasmodium, entering the mosquito’s body, multiplies there and as a result infects the entire mosquito’s body. Today, there is no single method to combat the malaria mosquito, because many people still die from this insect.

African honey bee: a killer that benefits. A bee is an insect that brings obvious benefits, as it produces one of the most delicious and healthy treats - honey.The African bee also produces honey, but differs from ordinary bees in its inexplicable aggressiveness.

Such bees are completely unfriendly and ready to defend their territory, their hive and their honey. In fact, African bees do not need a reason to sting, they often attack without reason. Their bites are very painful, because this species of bees prefers to sting more than once and not alone.

The danger lies also in the fact that it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to distinguish between an African killer bee and the most ordinary bee. This can only be done using the most innovative DNA research technologies.

But if the bees are difficult to distinguish in appearance, then certain conclusions can be drawn on their behavior - African bees are aggressive, attack livestock, animals, and even people. Therefore, one must be extremely careful when meeting with these insects and in no case should they be provoked.

But in fact, there are species of these insects that can bring a lot of trouble to entire areas and populations of animals and people. It is, first of all, about the Tsetse fly, which is almost the most dangerous fly among all existing species.

This insect is not much different from ordinary flies, it is possible to calculate Tsetse only thanks to the elongated proboscis and the peculiar manner of folding wings. The main danger posed by the Tsetse fly is the infection of a person with sleeping sickness.

Such a disease is very dangerous for any person, especially for an animal. The main symptoms are drowsiness, a violation of the nervous system, as a result of which the human consciousness becomes confused and blurred.

Fighting this disease is very difficult, because there is no cure for it yet. The only way available is to kill the male tsetse flies, which can lead to a significant reduction in its population.

Ground insects: even greater danger

The most dangerous terrestrial insects, the species diversity of which is amazing, differ in significant diversity. Today, we can confidently say that hundreds of thousands of people die from the bites of such insects in the world.

So, in African and some Asian countries, as well as in some regions of South America, insects can cause significant harm to humans. Consider the five most dangerous types of terrestrial insects.

Black-footed tick: an insect that poses a direct threat to human life. This insect is very small, barely noticeable to the human eye. However, the bite of such a tick is very palpable and very painful. The most amazing fact is that the poison of the black-footed tick, although very poisonous, does not lead to the death of the victim, when it comes to humans.

So, the affected area of ​​the skin is distinguished by characteristic redness and takes on the shape of a bull’s eye, so finding damage is easy.

Black Widow: a spider that poses a threat not only to humans, but to its own kind. Since childhood, we know the Black Widow as a spider female, who prefers to kill her “soul mate” immediately after mating. This is really true, but not everyone knows that this type of spider has another feature - its poison is very dangerous for humans.

So, the bite of the Black Widow can significantly affect the state of human health, causing many side effects.Therefore, the main task of the Black Widow's victim is to turn to a specialist for an antidote as soon as possible, because only in this case the risk of death or poisoning of parts of the body is reduced significantly.

And if you do not go to the doctor in time, it is likely that you will get health problems or die forever - unfortunately, such cases have been recorded.

Centipede - a beneficial or harmful insect. The centipede, or flycatcher, as it is also called, is one of the most controversial insects. We can say that the flycatcher practically does not pose a significant threat to human or animal life.

Her bite can be compared with the bite of a wasp or a bee, and the consequences of a centipede lesion are even more insignificant. So why is it included in this top of the most dangerous insects?

This is due to the fact that the flycatcher is extremely dangerous not for humans, but for other insects, because it feeds on pests such as spiders, flies and others. However, in some ways, the flycatcher is dangerous for humans, because the appearance of this insect can scare even an experienced naturalist.

In addition, although the centipede's poison does not have an all-encompassing effect, nevertheless medicine knows cases of death from a bite of a centipede, which is associated with an acute allergic reaction to its poison.

Fire ants appeared in the United States several centuries ago, but since then they have not been able to exterminate them. Because every year many people, not to mention animals, die from stinging bites of these insects. Their bite is like a burn from a flame, because the name of this species of ants is so specific.

Red fire ants multiply very quickly, because they constantly require more and more food. It is interesting that these ants feed not only on organic compounds such as plants, other insects, and so on.

These ants are not averse to feasting on buildings, building materials, wood, pavement and everything that comes to a person’s head. Therefore, the American authorities clutch their heads every year, counting the losses caused by these ants.

This insect in its danger is not comparable with any other, since the poison of such a spider is extremely dangerous for humans. Even its insignificant content in the blood of a person in a few minutes can take his life.

With a spider bite, a sufficient amount of poison gets into the human body, which can have an effect on the body, which can even lead to the death of the victim. The action of the poison is accompanied by acute pain and inability to control muscles.

This leads to difficulty in the work of the whole organism, but most importantly, it helps to stop breathing. If the amount of poison is less than a lethal dose, a person can still feel severe pain, besides rigor mortis, and as a result, the heart may stop.

What is the most poisonous insect in the world?

In our world there are a great many different insects. There are even such small insects that we are not able to see. However, it is worth remembering that not all of them are harmless to humans.

1. The centipede.

This insect lives everywhere. The appearance of a centipede leaves a person not the most pleasant experience, but it is a useful insect, as it exterminates parasites.

The bite of this insect is quite painful and can be fatal only if the person is allergic to the poison of the centipede.

2. The ant.

When we relax in nature, we often meet these small workers. Of course, most ants are completely harmless insects. However, there are ants whose bite contains toxins. After such an ant bite, a burning sensation appears.

You are lucky if these insects are not very many. Currently, a large number of visits to the doctor with such poisonous bites are registered.

3. Siafu.

These are blind ants that roam the countries of Africa. Today there are approximately twenty million of them. The movement of these insects is carried out using ferromones.

Siafu attack everyone who meets them on the way and bite with their jaws resembling hooks. The jaws of these ants are very strong, so a person uses them when fixing the seams.

Siafu bites contribute to complications that lead to death. Each year, more than fifty people become their victims.

4. Bees and wasps.

This type of insect is well known to us, isn't it? And their painful bites were felt by many people. Allergy sufferers should be wary of bee stings. According to statistics, it became known that every year about fifty people die from bee stings.

Bee venom contributes to anaphylactic shock, after which specific symptoms occur in the human body. Especially dangerous will be a bite in places of accumulation of blood vessels, in the throat or head.

5. Giant Asian bumblebee.

The largest bumblebee that lives on our planet, whose length reaches five centimeters, and the wingspan is seven and a half centimeters. Unlike wasps and bees, Asian bumblebee is able to sting more than once. The length of his sting is six millimeters.

In addition to painful sensations, a specific smell is released that attracts other bumblebees.

6. African honey bee.

This bee is considered the most aggressive and can sting a person several times. In most cases, such bees attack the whole family, in which there are almost one hundred thousand individuals.

Then you can expect big trouble, since the composition of the poison of these insects resembles the poison of some snakes. If a honey bee stings you only once, consider that the danger has passed.

7. "The Kissing Beetle."

This type of insect can be found in Asia, Australia, America and Africa. The Kissing Beetle is a lethal infection carrier.

The bitten area of ​​the body swells, and the infection passes into the heart and stomach, after which the person is at risk of death. About fifty thousand people die from the bites of this insect annually.

8. Tsetse fly.

Such a fly is found in the subtropics of Africa. Due to the presence of a long proboscis, the tsetse fly is able to suck the blood of a large wild animal. This insect suffers from sleeping sickness, which leads to a malfunction in the heart and endocrine system.

However, unfortunately, sleeping sickness always ends in death. According to statistics, in Uganda recorded about 200 thousand deaths from a bite of a tsetse fly.

9. Rat flea.

This insect carries an infection that contributes to dangerous diseases like the black plague. The epidemic of this terrible disease claimed millions of human lives in Europe in the 14th century.This disease is currently progressing in poor countries. In Europe and America, the "black plague" is a rarity.

10. Malaria mosquitoes.

This mosquito becomes a carrier of malaria by biting an infected person.

This virus spreads throughout the mosquito, and four days later this insect is already a carrier of malaria, remaining them for six weeks.

About 500 million cases of infection with this virus are recorded annually, 3 million of which end in death. Malaria is common in African countries, where they do not even try to fight it.