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PAINFUL BITES AND STINGS YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE

Added on: 21st Apr 2016

 

 

BRAZILIAN WANDERING SPIDER

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These species are sometimes also referred to as banana spiders

because they are frequently found on banana leaves. They have an

aggressive defence posture, in which they raise their front legs

straight up in the air. They are extremely poisonous to humans

and they are considered to be the deadliest of the world’s spiders.

Their venom is toxic to the nervous system, causing symptoms

such as extreme pain, salivation, irregular heartbeat, and prolonged

painful erections (known as priapism).

 

 

CANDIRU FISH

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These tiny creatures feed mainly on blood, can often be found inside

the gills of other fish, and have been known to swim up a human’s

urethra. Once they wiggle their way inside, they expand, nestle in

and send you to the emergency room in need of an invasive medical

extraction. Though sometimes considered an urban legend, the

candiru is a real threat to unknowing swimmers and the pain their

bite causes has been described as unrealistically horrible.

 

 

ARIZONA BARK SCORPION

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These are the most venomous scorpions in North America—a

frightening fact considering that this is the most commonly

encountered house scorpion in Arizona. The venom causes

acute pain and can lead to frothing at the mouth, breathing

difficulties, and muscle convulsions. Limbs may become

immobilized. Though the venom is rarely fatal, its effects can last

for as long as seventy-two excruciating hours.

 

 

THE VIPER

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There are more deadly snakebites than those delivered by a viper,

but viper bites are reputed to be the most painful. Van Wallach of

the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology describes his worst

encounter with a viper as follows: “It felt like somebody had a

blowtorch and was burning the inside of your arm. It went on for

three straight days before I had any relief.” Of course,

envenomation from a viper can also kill you, so it’s best to

avoid these slithery serpents at all costs.

 

 

STONEFISH

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Not every creature on this list is capable of delivering a painful sting

that can kill you, but the stonefish is one of the exceptions. Stonefish

are the most venomous fish in the world, delivering often-fatal

stings to humans as well. An ancient dance ritual performed by

Australian Aborigines is a lesson in the dangers of the stonefish:

the dancer displays terrible agony, writhing on the ground until

finally succumbing to a death song. Needless to say, this is one

fish you don’t want to accidentally step on while walking

on the beach.

 

 

BLACK WIDOW

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One of the world’s most notorious spiders, the black widow lives

up to its reputation and is capable of delivering a bite that

ranks among the most painful in nature. Interestingly, bites from

small black widows are benign because the smaller spiders

aren’t capable of delivering much venom. But if you’re unlucky

enough to get bitten by a larger one, get ready for a rough ride.

Envenomation from a black widow can cause a condition called

latrodectism, which involves constant, strong, painful muscle

contractions that seem never-ending.

 

 

SWEAT BEE

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The Halictidae, better known as sweat bees, are a very large and

nearly cosmopolitan family of the order Hymenoptera consisting

of small to midsize bees that are usually dark-coloured and often

metallic in appearance. Their sting is considered one of the most

painful among insects and according to those who have suffered

one, it feels like it burns and hurts like hell at the same time.

 

 

BULLHORN ACACIA ANT

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The bullhorn acacia ant is a species of ant of the genus Pseudomyrmex.

These arboreal, wasp-like ants have an orange-brown body around

three millimetres in length and very large eyes. The acacia ant is

best known and named for living in symbiosis with the bullhorn

acacia (Acacia cornigera) throughout Central America. If you

have the bad luck to be bitten by it, you will feel a rare, piercing,

elevated sort of pain like someone has fired a staple into your cheek.

 

 

BALD-FACED HORNET

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The bald-faced hornet is a eusocial wasp of the cosmopolitan

Vespidae family. Its colloquial names include the bald-faced

hornet, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, white-tailed hornet,

black jacket, and bull wasp. Its sting is considered to be super rich,

hearty, slightly crunchy, and if you get bitten, the bite has been

described as similar to getting your hand smashed in a

revolving door.

 


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