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The mosquito is the single deadliest, most dangerous animal in the world and also one of the smallest. Mosquitoes are estimated to cause between 750,000 and one million human deaths per year.
They eat small crustaceans, including crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp, and other small sea animals. They are one of the world's most venomous marine animals. [3] Despite their small size—12 to 20 cm (5 to 8 in)—and relatively docile nature, they are very dangerous if provoked when handled because their venom contains a powerful neurotoxin ...
The tiger shark is considered to be one of the most dangerous sharks to humans. [1] Although it is found in the Red Sea it is not usually seen near reefs during the daytime. The Grey reef shark is territorial and may be aggressive, and has been involved in non-fatal attacks on divers.
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
Most of the oceanic whitetip shark's attacks have not been recorded, [7] unlike the other three species mentioned above. Famed oceanographic researcher Jacques Cousteau described the oceanic whitetip as "the most dangerous of all sharks". [57] Watson and the Shark by J.S. Copley, based on the attack on Brook Watson in Havana Harbor in 1749
Although unspecified species of box jellyfish have been called in newspapers "the world's most venomous creature" [40] and the deadliest creature in the sea, [41] only a few species in the class have been confirmed to be involved in human deaths; some species are not harmful to humans, possibly delivering a sting that is no more than painful. [9]
The hooded pitohui.The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.. The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.