16 Terrifying Tiny Creatures You Dont Want To Encounter
Nathan Johnson
Published
09/22/2014
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Pufferfish - Pufferfish is one of the most poisonous animals in the ocean to the point where fishermen refuse to touch them without thick gloves. -
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Pfeffers Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Its hard to imagine anything with the name flamboyant in its actual name being particularly dangerous, but this freaky looking fish has enough poison to induce heart failure within minutes. -
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Geographic Cone Snail - Geographic Cone Snail is extremely venomous and has no qualms about spearing and infecting you, leading to severe vomiting and diarrhea and, potentially, death. -
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Indian Red Scorpion - Its probably not very surprising that a scorpion is dangerous, but the Indian Red Scorpion may be the most deadly of them all, with fatality rates ranging anywhere from 8-40 percent of its victims. -
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Poison Dart Frog - from its name, it is very obvious that this small creature is so dangerous. From the moment that this frog stumble across you out in the wind, youre unlikely to exchange pleasantries than to suffer its poison. -
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Bullet Ant - bullet ant may just take the cake since its very name is derived from the fact that its bite is so painful that it actually feels very much like being shot with, you know, a bullet. -
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Anopheles Mosquito - these small creatures are so annoying. With a bite of this creature, it has a tendency to infect victims with malaria. -
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Short-Tailed Shrew - the short-tailed shrew is one of the only venomous mammals on the planet, though thankfully they arent deemed dangerous to humans. -
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Africanize Honey Bee - these genetic freaks more commonly known as killer bees are relentless when it comes to swarming and chasing down victims. -
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Irujkandji Jellyfish - Irukandji Jellyfish are remarkably toxic, and give the victim what is known as Irukandji syndrome, which can lead to cardiac arrest if not treated within the first 20 minutes. -
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Tsetse Fly - Tsetse fly is a mass murderer of both humans and livestock, with its bite potentially infecting the victim with a parasitic disease that has killed thousands. -
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Black Widow Spider - they are considered the most venomous species of spider in North America, though fortunately fatalities are pretty rare following a black widow bite. -
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Blue-Ringed Octopus - tiny blue-ringed variety is pound-for-pound one of the most venomous animals in the world, and lucky us, there exists no anti-venom for its deadly poison. -
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Kittens - playful little balls of fur should actually scare the crap out of you, because if you have any immune deficiencies they could severely mess you up thanks to toxoplasmosis, which most young cats carry and which can cause lesions, brain inflammation, and even plays a part in developing schizophrenia. -
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Candiru Fish - Candiru fish is a parasitic little monster that lives in the Amazon and is believed to swim straight up the urethra and into the bladder, resulting in internal bleeding and death. -
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Slow Loris - a simple lick could infect you with its deadly toxin.
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