Top 10 scariest insects in the world. Terribly unpleasant insects (27 photos). Black Widow: a spider that poses a threat not only to humans, but also to their own kind

The millions of species of insects that live on earth today play a vital role in the ecosystem of our planet. Although most of them are safe, some can cause a lot of trouble for a person, and some can be poisonous and even deadly. From familiar ants and flies to more exotic beetles, here's a list of the 25 most dangerous insects in the world.

1. Termites

Termites do not pose a direct danger to humans, they play an important role for the environment, moreover, in some cultures they are even eaten. But at the same time, baby termites can cause enormous damage to infrastructure, sometimes making houses completely uninhabitable.

2. Lice

3. Black-legged tick

Every year, the black-legged tick infects thousands of people with Lyme disease, which starts with a rash around the bite that looks like a bull's eye. Early symptoms of this disease include headache and fever. With the further development of the disease, the victim begins to suffer from problems with the cardiovascular system. Few die from these bites, but the effects can continue for years after the unpleasant encounter with the tick.

4. Army ants

The first creature on our list that is dangerous in the literal sense of the word are roaming ants, known for their predatory aggression. Unlike other ant species, roamers do not build their own permanent nests. Instead, they create colonies that migrate from one place to another. These predators constantly move during the day, preying on insects and small vertebrates. In fact, the entire combined colony can kill more than half a million insects and small animals in one day.

5. Wasp

Most wasps do not pose much direct danger, but certain species, such as the North American German wasp, grow to large sizes and can be incredibly aggressive. If they sense danger or notice an intrusion into their territory, they can sting repeatedly and very painfully. They will mark their aggressors and in some cases pursue them.

6. Black Widow

Although the sting of a female black widow spider can be very dangerous to humans due to the neurotoxins released during the bite, if the necessary medical attention is provided in time, the effects of the bite will be limited to only some pain. Unfortunately, isolated cases of death from the bite of a black widow still occurred.

7. Hairy Caterpillar

Caterpillars of the Megalopyge opercularis coquette moth look cute and fluffy, but don't be fooled by their cartoony appearance: they are extremely venomous.

Usually people believe that the hairs themselves are burning, but in reality the poison is released through the spikes hidden in this "wool". The spines are extremely brittle and remain in the skin after being touched. The poison causes a burning sensation around the affected area, headache, dizziness, vomiting, sharp pains in the abdomen, damage to the lymph nodes, and sometimes respiratory arrest.

8. Cockroaches

The cockroach is known as a carrier of many diseases that are dangerous to humans. The main danger of living together with cockroaches is that they climb into toilet bowls, garbage cans and other places where bacteria accumulate, and as a result, they are their carriers. Cockroaches can cause a variety of diseases, from worms and dysentery to tuberculosis and typhoid. Cockroaches can carry fungi, single-celled organisms, bacteria, and viruses. And here's a fun fact - they can live for months without food or water.

10. Bed bugs

A person does not directly feel the bite itself, since the composition of the saliva of the bug includes an anesthetic substance. If the bug could not get close to the blood capillary the first time, it can bite a person several times. At the site of a bug bite, severe itching begins, and a blister may also appear. Occasionally, people experience a severe allergic reaction to a bug bite. Fortunately, 70 percent of people feel almost no effects from them.

Bed bugs are household insects and do not belong to the group of carriers of infectious diseases, however, in their body they can retain pathogens that transmit infections through the blood, such as viral hepatitis B, for a long time, pathogens of plague, tularemia, Q-fever can also persist. They cause the greatest harm to people with their bites, depriving a person of normal rest and sleep, which can subsequently adversely affect moral health and performance.

11. Human gadfly

12. Centipede

The centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is an insect that is also called the flycatcher and is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean. Although other sources speak of Mexico. The centipede has become very common throughout the world. Although the appearance of such insects is unattractive, they generally do a useful job, as they eat other pests and even spiders. True, with entomophobia (fear of insects), such an argument will not help. Usually people kill them because of their unpleasant appearance, although centipedes are even protected in some southern countries.

The flycatcher is a predator, they inject the victim with poison and then kill it. Often flycatchers settle in apartments without harming food or furniture. They love moisture, often centipedes can be found in basements, under baths, in toilets. Flycatchers live from 3 to 7 years, newborns have only 4 pairs of legs, increasing them by one with each new molt.

Typically, the bite of such an insect is not disturbing to humans, although it can be compared with a small bee sting. For some, it can even be painful, but usually it is limited to tears. Of course, centipedes are not insects that are responsible for thousands of deaths, but many of us would be surprised to learn that someone dies from these stings every year. The fact is that an allergic reaction to insect venom is possible, but this still happens extremely rarely.

13. Black Scorpion

Although scorpions do not belong to insects, as they belong to the order of arthropods from the class of arachnids, we nevertheless included them in this list, especially since black scorpions are the most dangerous species of scorpions. Most of them live in South Africa, especially often they can be found in desert areas. Black scorpions are distinguished from other species by their thick tails and thin legs. Black scorpions sting, injecting their prey with poison that can cause pain, paralysis and even death.

14. Predator

15. Bullet Ant

Paraponera clavata is a species of large tropical ants from the genus Paraponera Smith and the subfamily Paraponerinae (Formicidae), which have a strong sting. This ant is called a bullet for the reason that the bite victims compare it to a shot from a pistol.

A person bitten by such an ant may feel throbbing and relentless pain for days after the bite. In some local Indian tribes (Satere-Mawe, Maue, Brazil), these ants are used in very painful rites of initiation of boys to adulthood (which leads to temporary paralysis and even blackening of the stung fingers). During the study of the chemical composition of the poison, a paralyzing neurotoxin (peptide) was isolated from it, called poneratoxin.

16 Brazilian Wandering Spider

Also known as Phoneutria, Brazilian wandering spiders are venomous creatures that live in tropical South America and Central America. In the 2010 Guinness Book of Records, this type of spider was named the most venomous spider in the world.

The venom of this genus contains a powerful neurotoxin known as PhTx3. At lethal concentrations, this neurotoxin causes loss of muscle control and breathing problems, leading to paralysis and eventually suffocation. A bite of moderate pain, poison causes instant infection of the lymphatic system, entering the bloodstream in 85% of cases leads to heart failure. Patients feel wild stiffness during life, men sometimes experience priapism. There is an antidote that is on par with antibiotics, but because of the severity of the harm to the body of the poison, the detox procedure is actually equal to the chance of survival of the victim.

17. Malarial mosquito

18. Rat fleas

19. African honey bee

African bees (also known as killer bees) are the descendants of bees brought from Africa to Brazil in the 1950s in an attempt to improve honey production in that country. Some African queens have begun to interbreed with native European bees. The resulting hybrids moved north and are still found in Southern California.

African bees look the same and in most cases behave like the European bees that currently live in the United States. They can only be detected by DNA analysis. Their stings also do not differ from the sting of an ordinary bee. One very important difference between the two varieties is the defensive behavior of the African bees when defending their nest. In some attacks in South America, African bees have killed livestock and people. This behavior has earned the AMPs the nickname "killer bees".

In addition, this type of bee is known for acting like an invader. Their swarms attack the hives of the common honey bee, invading them and installing their queen. They attack in large colonies and are ready to destroy anyone who encroaches on their uterus.

20. Fleas

Although the flea is not usually perceived as dangerous, fleas transmit numerous diseases between animals and humans. Throughout history, they have contributed to the spread of many diseases, such as the bubonic plague.

21. Fire Ants

Fire ants are several related ants from the Solenopsis saevissima species-group of the Solenopsis genus, which have a strong sting and poison, whose effect is similar to a flame burn (hence their name). More often under this name appears the invasive red fire ant, which has spread throughout the world. There are known cases of human sting by one ant with serious consequences, anaphylactic shock, up to death.

22. Brown recluse

The second spider on our list, the brown recluse, doesn't release neurotoxins like the black widow. Its bite destroys tissue and can cause lesions that take months to heal.

The bite very often goes unnoticed, but in most cases the sensations are similar to those of a needle prick. Then within 2-8 hours the pain makes itself felt. Further, the situation develops depending on the amount of poison that has entered the bloodstream. The venom of the brown recluse spider is hemolytic, which means it causes necrosis and tissue destruction. A bite for young children, the elderly and sick people can be fatal.

23. Siafu Ants

Siafu (Dorylus) - These army ants are mainly found in East and Central Africa, but have also been found already in tropical Asia. Insects live in colonies that can number up to 20 million individuals, all of which are blind. They make their travels with the help of pheromones. The colony does not have a permanent place of residence, wandering from place to place. In the course of movement to feed the larvae, insects attack all invertebrates.

Among these ants there is a special group - soldiers. It is they who can sting, for which they use their hook-shaped jaws, and the size of such individuals reaches 13 mm. The jaws of the soldiers are so strong that in some places in Africa they are even used to secure the seams. The wound may be closed for as long as 4 days. Usually, after a Siafu bite, the consequences are minimal, you don’t even need to call a doctor. However, it is believed that young and old people are especially sensitive to the bites of such ants, and deaths from complications after contact have been observed. As a result, annually, according to statistics, from 20 to 50 people die from these insects. This is facilitated by their aggressiveness, especially when protecting their colony, which a person can accidentally attack.

24. Giant Asian Shemale

Many of us have seen bumblebees - they seem to be quite small, and there is little reason to be afraid of them. Now imagine a bumblebee that has grown up as if on steroids, or just look at the Asian giant. These hornets are the largest in the world - their length can reach 5 cm, and their wingspan is 7.5 centimeters. The length of the sting in such insects can be up to 6 mm, but neither a bee nor a wasp can compare with such a bite, and bumblebees can also sting repeatedly. Such dangerous insects cannot be found in Europe or the USA, but when traveling through East Asia and the mountains of Japan, you can meet them. To understand the consequences of a bite, it is enough to listen to eyewitnesses. They compare the sensation of a bumblebee's sting to a red-hot nail driven into the leg.

Sting venom has 8 different compounds that cause discomfort, damaging soft tissues and creating an odor that can attract new bumblebees to the victim. People who are allergic to bees can die from the reaction, but there are cases of death due to the poison mandorotoxin, which can be dangerous if it gets deep enough into the body. It is believed that about 70 people die from such bites every year. Curiously, the sting is not the main hunting tool of bumblebees - they crush their enemies with large jaws.

25. Tsetse fly

The tsetse fly lives in tropical and subtropical Africa, having chosen the Kalahari and Sahara deserts. Flies are carriers of trypanosomiasis, which cause sleeping sickness in animals and humans. Tsetse are anatomically very similar to their ordinary relatives - they can be distinguished by a proboscis on the front of the head and a special manner of folding wings. It is the proboscis that allows you to get the main food - the blood of wild African mammals. On this mainland, there are 21 species of such flies, which can reach a length of 9 to 14 mm.

You should not consider flies so harmless to humans, because they really kill people, doing it quite often. It is believed that in Africa up to 500 thousand people are infected with sleeping sickness, carried by this particular insect. The disease disrupts the activity of the endocrine and cardiac systems. The nervous system is then affected, causing confusion and sleep disturbance. Attacks of fatigue are replaced by hyperactivity.

The last major epidemic was recorded in Uganda in 2008, in general, the disease is on the list of forgotten in WHO. However, in Uganda alone, 200,000 people have died from sleeping sickness in the last 6 years. It is believed that this disease is largely to blame for the deterioration of the economic situation in Africa. It is curious that flies attack any warm object, even a car, but they do not attack a zebra, considering it only a flash of stripes. Tsetse flies have also saved Africa from soil erosion and overgrazing caused by cattle.

Man came up with different methods of dealing with these insects. In the 1930s, all wild pigs were destroyed on the west coast, but this gave a result only for 20 years. Now they fight by shooting wild animals, cutting down bushes and treating male flies with radiation in order to deprive them of the opportunity to reproduce.

FAKE STATUS: active
APPEARANCE: autumn 2016 a, Mexico

Apparently, the citizens of our vast Motherland became bored and some decided, out of boredom, to scare the population and their loved ones and distant ones with a new misfortune and dragged last year's fake on VKontakte, which somehow, apparently, did not receive much distribution (let's give credit to the admins of the group - at the time of writing this material, this already deleted):

We look - where and when it went:

In a standard manner "inform everyone, all the media are silent, almost everyone has died around the world and in our village" a message began to spread through Russian social networks " Attention! a particularly dangerous insect, unknown until recently, entered Russia from India! Do not try to kill him with your hands - as soon as you touch him, you will instantly be struck by a terrible virus, from which there is no vaccine yet! Spread this message, take care of the kids!"

Panic notes are accompanied by creepy, unbearable pictures:

It seemed especially funny to us that in Mexico, in a number of cases, the RUSSIA TODAY channel was indicated as a source of information, and specifically its broadcast to South America:

As can be seen from the above picture, the comment is unambiguous - "Fake deadly bugs in Mexico: Disturbing news about deadly bugs in Mexico is spreading online and on multiple sites".

The photo on the right, which could easily pass as a frame from any horror movie or Photoshop user's imagination, has nothing to do with this article. This is the image that uses trypophobia, dislike for agglomerates of round objects, which we will discuss below.

The RT logo is also false, not a single material, article, video with this name in the Spanish-language direction of work can be found on the RT website.

The "new insect" is by no means new, but well known to everyone - the male bug of the Belostomatidae family. The water bug, which is one of the largest insects, reaches a length of up to 10 centimeters. In this family, the eggs laid by the female stick to the body of the male for the purpose of protection. These bugs do not suck blood as described in the article, however, they can sting when they feel threatened. That is, this photo has nothing to do with the panic article at all, and appears to have been used to heighten the fear caused by the similarity between the image of holes in the hand and the accumulation of eggs on the back of the male. Of course, for everyone brought up on the knowledge that aliens strive to get into a person and lay eggs there, unconscious and conscious fears and disgust immediately worked, which led in a number of cases to a nervously accidental pressing of the "repost" button.

How this and in whose head it "came to India" is no longer clear. It’s strange that it hasn’t yet spread from Kazakhstan in the spring, where for some reason they prefer to distribute fakes via WansUp:

Apparently, a classic phenomenon occurred - a certain insect of MICROSCOPIC (do you see a "microscopic insect" in the picture? It seems that experts recognized a bug in it, which, as written above, can reach 10 centimeters) sizes was indeed found in India. Then someone stuck an illustration to it that has nothing to do with the situation.

Let's compare the two texts and once again learn how to highlight manipulative emotional generalized phrases:

But what do we have in scary pictures?

and here's what:

What is it?

If you feel disgust and fear at the sight of a honeycomb or a fungus sponge, you have trypophobia. Although, in fact, not everything is so simple. Let's figure it out.

The term trypophobia, or fear of clustered holes, comes from the Greek trypa, or hole. Fear arises in people suffering from this condition at the moment when they see something covered with small holes arranged in an asymmetrical pattern.

It is characteristic that a person suffering from a phobia feels a number of unpleasant symptoms at the sight of holes in cheese, a washcloth, enlarged pores on the face, honeycombs and even a bar of aerated chocolate!

All objects that have numerous cluster holes in their structure, represent a huge discomfort for trypophobes.

Trypophobes are afraid of:

• holes in the human body
• holes in plants and animals
• holes and multiple holes on food
• holes on inanimate objects: fossil, household, hygienic.
• cluster holes formed as a result of human and animal life (earthworm passages)
• graphic and digital images of multiple holes

It is noteworthy that trypophobes are not afraid of absolutely all objects that have cluster holes. So, a person suffering from a phobia may be afraid of a washcloth, but react quite calmly to holes in cheese or bread.

Experts say that this feature is due to the fact that trypophobes are only afraid of those things and objects from which danger is expected, which is directly related to certain causes of fear.

If at the sight of multiple holes and openings you experiencing the following sensations, then you are among the 10% of the world's inhabitants suffering from trypophobia:

• pruritus
• goosebumps
• disgust
• disgust
• panic
• fear that someone lives in the holes
• increased sweating
• allergic reactions on the skin
• shortness of breath
• pallor
• dizziness
• nausea

One of the psychologists named Jeff Cole he himself diagnosed trypophobia and began an intensive study of it. The scientist came to the conclusion that this fear is based on a variant of animal atavism and biological disgust - the fear that someone can live in the holes and carry a certain danger. After all, numerous holes and spotting are certainly present on the body of the most poisonous creatures on the planet and in their habitats. Our ancestors, as the scientist explains, determined the danger by these signs, and subconscious fear stopped them from a fatal step

Many psychologists suggest that, as such, the fear of multiple holes every person has. According to them, some show this fear, while others may not even be aware of it.

In addition, the stories of many people experiencing trypophobia lead researchers to believe that all fears come from childhood

So, one of the respondents said that in childhood he was bitten by a bee and his skin was so swollen that he saw every pore, and the other told how his parents were killed with a knife, the handle of which had cluster holes

Trypophobia on the skin: hello photoshop

Many, due to their ignorance, believe that trypophobia is a skin disease, which consists in the formation of various holes on the human body. It's actually a mental disorder. is not a disease and formations on the body due to a phobia do not appear.

Really, "trypophobia in pictures" originates in 2005 . The growth of the disease was facilitated by the rapid development of digital photography, when everyone got the opportunity to take a large photo of an orange peel or coral. Plus, the rapid development of various 3D technologies has added fuel to the fire, you can learn more about them on the website. Today, one does not have to be a professional photographer or artist to quickly and easily create images that cause many people to trypophobic horror.

Especially popular among those who want to get scared are colorful photos of human skin, covered with trypophobic patterns. It might look something like this.

Such images cause unpleasant emotions in 30% of people. But it would be wrong to say that all these people suffer from trypophobia. After all, the images are really dangerous. Imagine that you met a person on the street who is actually covered in holes like this. Most likely he is very seriously ill and contagious. And it carries danger. And therefore, the fear caused by such hypothetical individuals in others is not of some morbid nature.

However, 16-18% of people in trypophobic horror are no longer photoshopped pictures of people's skin, but normal macro images of objects of living and inanimate nature.

So what scares us so much in the past of mankind? And here's what:

We also thought that "it would be better if we didn't see something here."

Well, the citizens also comment:

PLEASE TURN ON THE HEAD, DO NOT REACH THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE WITHOUT TURNING ON THE HEAD AND DO NOT FORGET THAT THE SIGN OF A STANDARD FAKE IS EMOTIONAL CALLS "TELL EVERYONE! WARN EVERYONE! SAVE-HELP! AND MANY, MUCH EXCLAMATIONS".

Dangerous insects live on all continents of our planet. Therefore, in our country you can meet some insidious and murderous representative of invertebrate arthropods. People should be aware of which creatures can cause serious harm to their body and even lead to death. Therefore, today we will find out which are the most dangerous insects in the world (photos of these "killers" are presented in the review), as well as what are the consequences of their interaction with humans.

Top 10 insidious creatures

Surely not everyone knows that a caterpillar, a bee, a bug and even a mosquito can be fatal. Now we will find out what are the most dangerous insects in the world. After all, some representatives of invertebrate arthropods can be scarier than terrestrial creatures. Therefore, one should not lose vigilance, but after each trip to other countries, especially after such continents as Africa and South America, it is necessary to be examined just in case.

What is the most dangerous insect in the world, we will now find out. Below are the top 10 such insidious and life-threatening creatures:

• 10th place - gadfly.
• 9th place - hairy caterpillar.
• 8th place - tiger bee.
• 7th place - triatomic bug.
• 6th place - androktonus.
• 5th place - malarial mosquito, or anopheles.
• 4th place - Brazilian spider.
• 3rd place - lonomy.
• 2nd place - karakurt.
• 1st place - tsetse fly.

10th place: gadfly

There are dozens of varieties of this flying insect: horse, sheep and even human. The gadfly lays its eggs on midges and mosquitoes, which then land on people's bodies. And the larva, getting on the skin, begins to actively mature. Moreover, the gadfly can get into any part of the body, even into the human brain.

The bite of this insect is painful, a large red spot appears on the affected area, it itches, itches, and blood is released from it. If nothing is done, the wound may fester, an abscess will appear, and further infection of the skin will begin. Fortunately, no deaths were recorded, but there are still problems after a gadfly bite. And you should avoid places where this flying creature can be found.

9th place: hairy caterpillar

Some people believe that this is the most dangerous insect in the world for humans, and at the same time the cutest and most beautiful. This is the insidiousness of the hairy caterpillar. Indeed, it can actually harm a person. The poison of this insect causes a burning sensation around the affected area, headache, vomiting, and damage to the lymph nodes. In some situations, the bite of a hairy caterpillar can lead to respiratory arrest. Therefore, the insect is considered one of the most dangerous on the planet.

8th place: tiger bee

This is the largest hornet on earth. Its length can reach 7 cm. This insect lives in Japan, China, India, Korea, and even occurs here, in the Primorsky Territory. Because of its size, this hornet was even nicknamed the bee sparrow. If insect poison enters the human body, it will corrode the flesh, cause severe swelling and pain, which at times will be simply incompatible with life. The Japanese believe that these tiger bees are the largest and most dangerous insects. Up to 70 people die from them every year in the world.

7th place: triatomic bug

These insects are carriers of such a dangerous disease as Chagas disease, which is characterized by an increase in lymph nodes, large intestine, and expansion of the esophagus. The insidiousness of triatomine bugs lies in the fact that they can live near living quarters, sometimes even climb into buildings for livestock. For a bite, this insect chooses places near the eyes, as well as lips. Soon a blister forms at the site of the bite, the person feels severe itching. Then he begins to have a rash, nausea, shortness of breath, a strong heartbeat. A month later, the bug, penetrating into the human body, begins to clog its vessels, clog the lymph nodes. And, as a result, after 1-2 months the person dies. And by the way, medical assistance in this case is powerless. And those drugs that exist now only prolong the life of the victim for a short time. This most dangerous insect lives in South America. In the world, hundreds of people die every year from the bite of this arthropod creature.

6th place: androktonus

This is a scorpion that lives in Africa as well as the Middle East. The poison of this insect deprives a person of life in 7 hours, and children die even faster. The most dangerous insects in the world, according to many residents of the Middle East, are Androktonus. And their insidiousness lies in the fact that a person may not feel the bite of this scorpion. However, the consequences will soon be irreversible. Within a few hours, a person will feel pain, soon the poison will paralyze the pectoral muscles and heart. If an antidote is not administered to the affected person immediately after the bite, then death is guaranteed. Every year about a hundred people die from the bite of androktonus.

Anopheles are distributed throughout the globe. In Russia, these insects can be found in Western Siberia, but they are not in the eastern part. And all because the climate there is too harsh for them, because malaria mosquitoes simply die in frosty and long winters.

4th place: Brazilian spider

It's time to learn about the largest and at the same time dangerous arachnid - the Brazilian spider. This insect lives in South America. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the most dangerous insect in the world, and specifically from the class of arachnids, is precisely the wandering spider. Its dimensions are quite impressive - the body length reaches 15 cm, given the span of the paws. The danger of these insects for humans is quite understandable: they like to enter people's houses. Therefore, cases of their bites are not uncommon. If the poison enters the human body, then the latter will have breathing problems, inflammation will appear at the site of the bite, and blood pressure will increase. And as a result, the affected child or adult can simply die from suffocation. By the way, for a small child, the bite of a Brazilian spider is almost 100% deadly. For healthy citizens of South America, the bite of this insect is not critical, but if the antidote is not administered in time, it can cause serious harm to health. But for people with reduced immunity, weakened and sick, the Brazilian spider can become deadly.

3rd place: lonomy

This caterpillar, which later becomes a butterfly, is very cunning. She always disguises herself as leaves, oak bark. And it happens that a person, having picked a plant, simply does not find lanomia on it. And at this moment she can simply bite her victim and introduce a lethal dose of poison into her body. What can we say, even one touch of this creature is enough for people to lose their health: the work of the kidneys was disrupted, internal and external bleeding appeared, and a brain hemorrhage occurred. If nothing is done, then the bite of lonomy can be fatal. Therefore, if you find that you are struck by this insect, you should immediately contact the hospital for help. After all, there is an antidote, but it can only help within 24 hours after the bite. How else can you protect yourself from a collision with this caterpillar, which the Brazilians call only the most dangerous insect in the world for humans? It is necessary to simply refuse to visit South America, and if this is not possible, then contact with unknown plants, insects and suspicious objects should be avoided.

2nd place: karakurt

It is found all over the globe, so it can be found in the vastness of our country. For example, in the Crimea, this spider is quite widespread.

Not just karakurt is one of the 10 most dangerous insects in the world. After all, if you do not start treatment in time after his bite, then a fatal outcome is possible. People should know that this spider never attacks first. It bites a person if he disturbs or tries to crush him. Therefore, these insects should be avoided. The karakurt bite itself is painless and does not cause discomfort at first. Soon a small red spot appears, which quickly disappears. And already half an hour after the bite, there is severe pain in the abdomen, chest, lower back. The affected person has difficulty breathing, legs go numb. The patient experiences anxiety and fear of death. If medical assistance is not provided in time, the person may die. The best way to neutralize the poison of karakurt is to use a special serum.

1st place: tsetse fly

Despite the fact that this arthropod does not have venom glands, it is still at the top of our top ten as the most dangerous insect in the world. This fly, feeding on the blood of humans and animals, spreads such a dangerous disease as trypanos. Another name for this disease is sleeping sickness. This is a destructive force of illness, as a result of which a person suffers first from the immune system, and then from the nervous system. Subsequently, the patient develops tumors, and the victim of this fly itself becomes lethargic and sleepy. Hence the name of the disease - sleeping sickness. The infected person dies before our eyes. The most terrible thing in this situation is that it is extremely difficult to destroy the tsetse fly. After all, this insect adapts to almost all medicines.

Now you know which representatives of invertebrate arthropods harm the human body, and which can even cause death.

The most dangerous insects in the world, the photos of which are posted in this article, are found all over the globe, but most of them are in Africa and South America. Therefore, in order to protect yourself, it is better to refuse to travel to these continents, and if there is no way out, then you should be careful, vigilant, carefully examine your body daily for bites.

There are a large number of insects in the world, both dangerous and completely harmless. But sometimes you can see very dangerous and poisonous insects, a meeting with which is not desirable!

1. Lonomia (Lonomia Obliqua)

This at first glance attractive and beautiful caterpillar is rightfully considered one of the most dangerous and poisonous, it is also called the “lazy clown”. They are not badly camouflaged in the foliage and sometimes it is almost impossible to detect them. Touching this creature can be sad and even lethal! The poison of lonomia causes a complete stop, and then the failure of the kidneys and other internal organs of a person, after which the process of destruction of erythrocytes (red blood cells) starts, the tissues begin to bleed, but that's not all, the worst thing that can happen is a hemorrhage in the brain. But still, if you are bitten by this dangerous insect, then you need to seek medical help as soon as possible, otherwise you risk losing your life. Be careful!

Let's take a look at this beautiful creature created by mother nature, I think it would never occur to anyone that this beautiful insect is poisonous and very dangerous! In fact, this caterpillar has many spikes hidden in its fur, which secrete a dangerous poison. If you touch the fur of this “beauty”, then its thin spikes break and remain under the skin of a person. The poison of the hairy caterpillar causes a strong burning sensation at the site of the bite, as well as vomiting, dizziness and abdominal pain. Lymph nodes are affected and breathing stops. The coquette moth is very poisonous and dangerous, do not touch it with your hands!

3. Triatom "kissing" bugs

The triatomine bug lives in the tropics of Central and South America. These dangerous insects are carriers of the most dangerous disease - Chagas (Chagas) disease. At night, it is attracted to the heat of the human body and exhaled carbon dioxide. He gets close to the victim and "kisses" a deadly bite. The “kiss” site swells up, and the infection spreads to the heart and stomach - and this leads to death! More than fifty people die every year from the bite of this bug.

There are about one million species of insects in the world, which makes them the most numerous class of animals on the planet. Interestingly, there are about 300 million individuals per person. Today we want to present you a list with photos of the ten most dangerous insects in the world.

Triatomy or kissing bugs are a subfamily of bugs with 130 species. Widely distributed in the tropical regions of Central and South America, some species live in Asia, Africa and Australia. Most triatomine bugs feed on plants, but there are also species that feed on the blood of large animals, including humans. People are usually bitten in the lip area (hence the name). These insects are dangerous because most of them are carriers of the causative agent of Chagas disease, from which about 12,500 people die every year.

Giant Asian Hornet (Vespa mandarinia)

The giant Asian hornet, also known as the killer hornet, is the largest species of hornet in the world. It lives mainly in wooded areas in eastern Russia (Primorsky Krai), South Asia and South-Eastern Europe. Their body length is from 2.5 to 4.5 cm, the wingspan can exceed 7.5 cm, the sting length is 6 mm. The Asian giant hornet is a predator, it feeds mainly on other large insects. Very aggressive. Every year, about 40 people die from its bite in Japan alone, mainly as a result of allergic reactions to insect venom.

Dorylus is a genus of nomadic ants found in central and eastern Africa and tropical Asia. The body length of worker ants ranges from 3 mm to 13 mm. The number of one colony can reach 20 million individuals. These unusual ants are constantly moving, from one temporary nest to another, while preying on any animals they meet on the way. In Africa, they are considered one of the most massive and dangerous predators.

wasps

Seventh place in the ranking of the most dangerous insects is occupied by wasps - all stinging insects from the Hymenoptera order, not related to bees and ants. Currently, there are many different species, but they are all divided into single and social. They made this list because of their ability to sting. After the wasp sticks its sting into a person's skin, it injects a venom that can cause an allergic reaction and lead to death.

Locust is a species of insects distributed on all continents except Antarctica. They grow from 2 to 10 centimeters in length. Every day, one individual of the locust eats an amount of plant food equal to its own weight. They are able to gather in flocks numbering several billion individuals and destroy crops over large areas, thereby indirectly contributing to the onset of famine. Africa is particularly affected by locust invasions. The emitted noise from the formed "flying cloud" whose area can reach up to 1 thousand km. sq. can be mistaken for thunder.

The red fire ant is an aggressive species of stinging insect native to South America. Their body length is 2–4 mm. They have a strong sting and poison containing the alkaloid solenopsin. Their venom can be deadly to a person suffering from allergies. Stung people often experience skin redness, swelling, blisters, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. The bite of a red fire ant feels comparable to being exposed to fire, hence their name. The damage they cause to the United States is about $ 5 billion annually, taking into account the costs of medical care for those stung, the destruction of anthills and chemical treatment of territories.

Tsetse fly

The tsetse fly is a genus of two-winged insects with 23 species. Almost all live in tropical and subtropical Africa. Their body length is 9–14 mm. They feed on the blood of large animals, including human. The tsetse bite leaves a deep and painful wound that simultaneously causes a sensation of pain and itching. A small swelling develops at the site of the bite. The tsetse fly is also a carrier of trypanosomes, which cause deadly diseases such as sleeping sickness and Chagas disease. Today, about 25,000 people are infected with sleeping sickness each year.

Africanized bees

The Africanized bee or "killer bee" is a hybrid of the African bee with various bee species. It was introduced to Brazil in the 1950s and mistakenly released into the wild in 1957. It quickly spread throughout South and Central America. "Killer bees" are distinguished by extraordinary aggressiveness. According to statistics, more than two hundred people died from the bites of these bees, several thousand were seriously injured. They attack any animal that comes within 5 meters of their hive. They are also capable of chasing offenders for half a kilometer, and sometimes even further.

Fleas

malarial mosquito

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