MORE NASTY BUGS

BED BUGS

A longstanding human parasite, while they may not cause

excruciating pain or death, their bites can potentially lead to negative

psychological effects and allergic symptoms.

HUMAN BOT FLIES

Human botflies have larvae that can transmit life threatening parasites

to humans. Also known as torsalo or American warble flies, human botflies

are typically transferred by mosquitoes and ticks. When a mosquito

carrying the larva of a human botfly lands on the human skin, it drops off

the larva onto the skin and leaves it there. After a few days, this larva

develops under the layer of the skin and may cause serious infection if not

immediately treated.

HOUSE CENTIPEDES

House centipedes are most known for their pairs of venom claws called

forcipules. Their bites are deemed hazardous to humans because they

are very painful and can cause severe swelling that can last for days.

BLACK SPITTING THICK TAIL SCORPION

Although not technically fitting into the bug category, black-spitting thick

tailed scorpions are among the most dangerous species of scorpions.

Most of them live in South Africa, especially in deserts. They are

most known for their thick tails and thin claws. These scorpions have

the ability to spit out venom through their tails. There stings can cause

pain, paralysis and death among humans.

ASSASSIN BUGS

Well known for carrying Chagas disease, these parasitic bugs often

infect people living in poor, rural parts of the Americas.

BULLET ANTS

Called bullet ants because victims often describe the feeling of being

stung by this ant as equal to the feeling of being shot by a gun, a person

bitten by this ant can feel throbbing and unabated pain that can last for

more than a day.

BRAZILIAN WANDERING SPIDER

Also known as Phoneutria, Brazilian wandering spiders are

venomous and defensive spiders that live in tropical South America and

Central America. In the 2010 Guinness Book of World Records, this type

of spider was named as the most venomous spider in the world

because of its toxicity.

ANOPHELES MOSQUITO

Best known for transmitting malaria as well as other diseases, these

mosquitos have been responsible for numerous epidemics in the

tropical regions of the world.