Down For the Count Who knew that one of the most dangerous and deadly animals in the world was also one of the smallest? Today I’m going to educate you about three dangerous animals in three completely different weight classes as well as, some interesting facts about these animals.These amazing animals I’m going to teach you about are the tiny, killer mosquito, the glass esque Box Jellyfish, and the larger than life Cape Buffalo.
The mosquito is one of the smallest animals in the world,it is also the one responsible for the most casualties.Mosquitoes claim about 725,000 lives per year due to the diseases these creatures carry and are transmitted through their bites(Goodman). Of those 725,000 deaths 429,000 are from malaria alone.However not
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It can also be dangerous due to how fast it swims.If you would put it up against any olympic swimmer it would easily beat all of them.Out of all the 29 box jellyfish species, the big box jellyfish is the most venomous and deadly.It is also the most deadly jellyfish on the planet.It’s brutal sting’s can cause death within 2 minutes of the sting if you come in contact with most of a tentacle(Cranston).While this jellyfish can cause death, the next animals nickname is black …show more content…
After learning about three of the most dangerous animals in the world,you can see that these animals are truly deadly. They will do whatever it takes to kill you.The awesome animals you learned about are the tiny mosquito, the invisible big box jellyfish, and the humongous Cape buffalo.If you go anywhere where these animals inhabit, please be careful, and aware, and take an precaution necessary to stay
In the article “When Mosquitoes Were Killers in America” by Lauren Tarshis, She makes the statement “Yet mosquitoes are far more than a nuisance.” What she means is that mosquitoes aren't a little bug that just sucks a little blood and can be annoying, but instead it uses all that and more. Mosquitoes have killed millions upon millions of people by spreading disease like malaria. An example of how she supports this claim is in the article, she says “ In this way, bite by itchy bite, 212 million people are infected with malaria every year” (Tarshis 13). And that is only a year with bug spray, shots, and all the other things that help stop mosquitoes. So when the U.S. government tried to save people from these murders little insects. So they
But occasionally the younger sharks are preyed on by bigger sharks that do not necessarily have to be Bull sharks they can be become prey to any larger species of shark and occasionally a crocodile. However there are parasites like Pandarus sinuatus, and Periscopus dentatus that use the surface of the shark’s skin and use it to survive (Curtis). Though that does not in anyway decrease or increase the economic uses for the bull shark, its effects on the environment, or level of danger to humans. In certain places around the world the amount of bull sharks is decreasing slightly, because sharks can be harvested to make fish food, for their meat, for oils, and their fins for shark fin soup, or in asia their skin can be used to make “good leather” (“Bullshark”; Curtis). Even though their numbers are thought to be decreasing according to the International Shark Attack Files, otherwise known as the ISAF, has reported that there have been at least 70 reported unprovoked attacks on humans of which 17 were fatal, but that is only the known number of the reported attacks by bull sharks there most likely have been many more attacks that went unreported (“Bullshark”; Curtis). They are known for being one of “the most dangerous sharks in the world” because they along side the tiger shark,and great white they are the most common sharks to attack a human
A killer whale doesn’t have very many enemies. One of a killer whale's biggest enemies is the human species. Humans have been hunting killer whales since the 12th century; whalers around the world have killed thousands of killer whales. Other threats to killer whales are toxic wastes, oil spills, and garbage in the oceans. Oil spills are extremely dangerous because not only do they damage killer whales, but also they will hurt any thing else in the oceans. Garbage kills ocean life worldwide every year. Currently the threats are
Although they admit this specific virus may infect a great deal of reptile and amphibian species, it will only harm the cane toads. Yet, the lecturer rejects his claim because he reckons virus can cause negative consequences for cane toad in their original habitat, the central America. Australian and American amphibians are often transported to another continent, meaning the infected cane toad which are reached to America will attack the native cane toad and affect the population. Since cane toads are American native species, a vital part of the ecosystem, disease is not recommended for reducing the
Exotic animals carry diseases and infections that can be potentially harmful or fatal to humans, jeopardizing the safety of the community. These diseases range in severity from common ringworm infections from African pygmy hedgehogs to lyssaviruses in p...
being bitten by a mosquito. This is unheard of in the wild, but orcas in captivity
The seventh major case of Endangered Specie. Specific species of mosquito play host to one phase of various disease organisms they are the cause of major diseases that lead to human compilation. Most people don’t find it wrong to wipe the entire mosquito species in other to prevent human diseases such as sleeping sick, malaria, and human
...s. According to studies and statistics done, you are more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by a shark. They are often misinterpreted as scary and violent creatures, however this is merely due to media. Shark based films such as Jaw show that these sharks are harmful when they really aren't. Tapes/recordings of sharks slaughtering humans are published so often because of its actual unusualness.
Animals are all amazing, but some have a better defence than others. All prey animals need these defences to survive attacks from predators. And I am going to test these defences to see which is better. So who is it, the Armadillo or the Electric eel?
Hundreds of people, who get in the ocean every year, are almost none that encounter sharks. Even if you're lucky enough to see a shark big enough to bite you, you're much likely to die from a heart attack than getting bit by one. Shark attacks are mistakes and the idea of a shark off every beach waiting for people to come in the water is completely untrue. I will inform you on the background knowledge of sharks and the reasons why humans should not be afraid only aware.
I decided to write about Puffer Fish because it is second the most poisonous animal on the earth following the Golden Poison Frog, as well as its ability to defence itself from predators by using its elastic stomach to inflate huge amounts of water/ air to turn themselves into a “ball” a number of times their normal size, what results in making it much harder to eat.
The Land Shark Index Page. Anti-Vivisection Index. March 1995. The Land Shark.
Have you ever wanted to slap eight people at once? Or if you're more of a mushy, touchy, feely person, have you ever wanted to hug eight people at once? An octopus can do either or both of these if they want to! So you know an octopus is lucky being able to do this but what's an octopuses habitat? Since they can slap eight things at once do they have predators? Or since we're on the facty facts subject where do they live?
The class Scyphozoa has about 200 species of jellies, with a wide distribution. “True Jellyfish” have a diverse range of habitats; we can find them in salty estuaries, bays; the pelagic zone of the ocean and the abyssal depths of the ocean. Pelagic Cnidarians are found in the pelagic zone of the ocean. The term “Pelagic” literally defines to, open ocean. Scyphozoan jellyfish are keystone species, being a primary and important predator within their marine ecosystems. They have been a key species in their ecosystems throughout the Phanerozoic Period and also since the middle of the Cambrian Period, which is when fossils of major animal groups first appeared. (Hagadorn et al. 2002; Cartwright et al. 2007; Hagadorn and Belt 2008 cited by Dawson) An ancient origin of the aggregated phenomenon of scyphomedusae as been retrieved from marine fossil deposits dating back to the late Cambrian period Hagadorn et al. 2002 cited by Dawson). Scyphozoans have become more commonly criticized as an ”annoying” species, forming countless problems worldwide. Aggregations and swarms of Scyphozoan jellyfish can negatively affect important aquacultures and injure swimming bystanders. (Reword******They are also known as an invasive species clogging the water intakes of power plants, due to the high concentration of nitrate located in the waters surrounding the plant, thus adversely impacting the human lifestyle further (reword). On top of it, jellyfish also trigger poor oxygen conditions within certain waters where synchronously is the same areas that contain high counts of jellyfish carcasses are deposited***** Reword) (Arai 1997; Mills 2001; Hay 2006; Graham and Bayha 2007; Purcell et al. 2007; Pitt et al. 2009; Richardson et al. 2009; West et al. 2...
Wilcove, David S., David Rothstein, Jason Dubow, Ali Phillips, and Elizabeth Losos."Quantifying Threats to Imperiled Species in the United States."BioScience. V48. Iss.8 (1998): p.607