Dangerous predators have appeared on the face of this planet since the first organism developed. Predation is of utmost importance for the ecological system to maintain its balance. Predators use their unique skills for hunting. If we compile a list of the most deadly predators humans would certainly top the list. They have overpowered and hunted the most vicious and largest animals. Humans have even brought many species on the brink of their extinction.
Here is a list of the 10 most dangerous predators in the world:
1. Mosquito
A mosquito may seem to a mere common insect but it is one of the deadliest. Generally female of this species feed on animal or human blood. This helps the female mosquito to acquire proteins essential for the eggs. When the mosquito bites us they are likely to transmit fatal diseases to us such as yellow fever, dengue, malaria, etc.
The best way to protect from these life threatening diseases is to use mosquito repellents, window screens, and avoiding skin exposure in mosquito infected area.
Deaths per year: 2 million deaths are caused by mosquitoes per year
Location: They are found everywhere
Predators: The natural predators of mosquitoes are dragonfly nymph, mosquito fish, piranha, salmon, trout, etc.
2. Black Mamba
Black Mamba’s name itself is enough to instil fear in the heart of people. Mamba is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. Even 10 mg of Black Mamba’s venom is enough to stop the heart of any man. It is not just the venom that makes it dangerous but also its aggressive nature. When it attacks it strikes again and again inserting almost 100mg of venom in its prey or attacker. The venom contains potent neurotoxins which can result in death with half an hour or in a few...
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...poison affects the heart, nervous system and the skin. Sometimes victims don’t even manage to reach the shore in time. If you try to disengage yourself from the tentacles it only worsens the attack. The wise thing to do is to avoid box jelly fish locations.
Deaths per year: Box jellyfish are accounted for 20-40 deaths per annum.
Locations: These species are found in tropical waters of Indo-Pacific and sub-tropical oceans of Atlantic and east Pacific.
Predators: Sea turtles, butterfish, batfish and crabs are among some of the predators of box jelly fish.
You may have noticed that most of these dangerous predators attack humans only when provoked. These attacks have been on the rise due to the encroachment of humans on their habitat. These animals are only using their natural defence mechanism. So let’s do all we can to give them their space. Live and let live!
Because of its size and abundance, T. californicus is commonly regarded as the insect of the sea. This creature is generally very small, from 1-3 mm in size as adults. They are cylindrically shaped, and have a segmented body (head, thorax, abdomen) though no noticeable division between body regions (Powlik 1966). Each segment of the body has a pair of legs. They use their 'legs' to propel themselves through the water in short rapid jerks. They have 2 pairs of long feathered antennae, a chitin us exoskeleton and a single eye in the middle of their head, this simple eye can only differentiate between light and dark.
People do not need to worry about the male mosquitoes because they do not bite. The females are the biters. They need the protein in blood so their eggs will develop properly.
Living in the world that consists of three thousand different types of mosquitoes is frightening. People got used to a daily routine of waking up and getting to their jobs, that many of them are so focused on their career and family that they do not even notice and pay much attention when they are getting bitten by mosquitoes. Unfortunately not many people were aware of the fact that not all insects are safe, many of mosquitoes transfer infections, but we were not concentrating on that since it was considered not a common issue. As a repercussion, people did not begin to react and notice that something wrong with them when Aedes mosquitoes began their attempt on ruining people’s social, physical and psychological lives by transferring a Zika virus to the once who are bitten.
who they compete with for food and space. Main preys of this species are small fish and
When most people hear the word "shark", the image of a vicious killing machine pops into their head. They picture something out of the movie Jaws, where a massive Great White shark terrorizes an entire beach and eats dozens of people. However, this fictional story is nothing more than Hollywood entertainment. In the real world, the tables are turned. Humans are the ones who kill sharks, and not just by the dozens. It has been estimated that over 100 million sharks are killed every year by humans (http://www.iflscience.com). Some estimates claim that the actual number of sharks killed every year could be as high as 273 million (http://www.iflscience.com). In this research paper, I will inform you of the many ways that sharks are being killed,
The sole purpose of Wildlife Services predator control is to prevent commercial livestock losses from predation by wolves, coyotes, mountain lions, and other wild carnivores (NRDC, 2011). They work with state and local governments and use a combination of lethal control methods like trapping, poisoning, and gunning. There are many different types of trapping, poisoning, and gunning.
Every moment that time passes, a mosquito sucks fresh scarlet blood cells beyond the delicate, hydrated, smooth skin, creating an itchy, crimson, round-like bump that irritates whoever is bitten. There is a vast number of different mosquitoes with distinctive characteristics, and although they are seen as a common threat, some tend to have more extreme side effects than others. For example, the Culex Pipiens, also known as the Northern House Mosquito, is one of the causes of various diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis, meningitis, and urticaria, compared to the Mosquito hawks, also known as the “Daddy-Long-Legs,” that do not bother people nor eat other mosquitoes. Sadly, during the year of 2013, the virus made itself established, but it
Sharks kill an average of about 12 humans per year. Humans kill an average of about 11,417 sharks per hour. Unfortunately, that number may not stop growing unless action is taken. Shark slaughter is becoming an ever expanding issue that could have devastating effects if it is not stopped. As a result of a tremendous increase of demand in shark fins in recent years, sharks are being finned and thrown back into the water where they are left to suffer an excruciating death which can take days to occur. Not only is the act cruel, but it also disrupts the natural ecosystem and may cause irreparable damage. Due to all of these effects, shark slaughter needs to be stopped, sooner than later.
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Sharks appear to be very vicious creatures that will eat or kill anything in its path. People think that all sharks are harmful and deadly to humans. However, research shows that this statement is not true. Sharks can be trained and tamed. They are just like big, aquatic dogs. Only about 2 dozen types of sharks are potentially harmful to humans. Shark attacks are also much more uncommon than one may think. Despite their fearsome appearances, sharks are not as vicious as they look.
Malaria is caused by mosquitoes infected with certain parasites. You can be infected by a mosquito with the parasites P. Falciparum, P. Vivax, P. Malariae, P. Ovale, and P. Knowlesi. In the first couple of days after being infected with P. Falciparum, you might encounter life-threatening situations. People who are infected with P. Vivax, P. Malariae, or P. Ovale are not in much danger of death, and most can recover without treatment. Alternatively, P. Knowlesi can be lethal. When an infected mosquito bites a person, they get malaria. Other mosquitoes that bite that person can spread the disease, so you can get malaria directly from a parasite-infected mosquito or a mosquito that bit someone who already...
Plasmodium falciparum, this is the most deadly out of all 4 to humans this lies in the salivary glands of the mosquito and it is transmitted to humans by the females of the Anopheles of the mosquito. As the mosquito takes the blood from the human during the process it only injects a tiny amount of its saliva into the skin wound, with this the saliva has antihemostatic molecules and anti-inflammatory enzymes within it which slow the body’s natural blood clotting process and produces the itching/stinging pain.
There are few animals in the world that have as medically significant biology as mosquitoes. Carrying diseases that annually kill thousands, if not millions, of people worldwide, mosquitoes and the way they interact with pathogens are topics of concern for many researchers. As invertebrates, mosquitoes possess various immune responses designed to rid themselves of pathogens. Study of these immune responses has led to a deeper understanding of the ways in which the immune cells of mosquitoes, hemocytes, function and serve the purpose of killing the invasive pathogen. In conjunction with the circulatory system of the mosquito, these immune cells react in various ways upon infection with a pathogen such as a bacterium or virus. The Hillyer Lab
Most people had the chance in life to come across many unique, rare, and dangerous creäture. Living life in an unexpected manner and exploring the world. Thinking of the dangerous creature , a lot of species and animals would come to mind like for instead, here is a list of the 24 most dangerous animals in the world; Death stalker, Africanized Honey Bee, Rhino, Cone Snail, Stonefish, Black Mamba, Cape Buffalo, Poison Dart Frog, Polar Bear, Box Jellyfish, African Lion, Boomslang, Puffer Fish, Hyena, Komodo Dragon, Tse Tse Fly, Carpet Viper, Leopard, Brazilian Wandering Spider, Blue Ringed Octopus, Hippo, Saltwater Crocodile, African Elephant and Mosquito. Out of the list there is one that everyone have encounter on a daily base. Yes! You guess it right, the mosquito and it was number one on the list. I happen to have that encounter to go on but as well I have one other encounter with these wild live creature. I’m sure there is a few people in the world that have come across what I came across about nine years ago and some of the people didn’t have the chance to talk about their encounter with a creature like that.
The symptoms include high fever, severe headache, joint and muscle pain and a characteristic rash that resembles measles. In some cases the disease develops into a life-threatening condition called dengue hemorrhagic fever which results in low blood platelet count and bleeding, low blood pressure, enlarged liver, and a shock-like state which may result in death if left untreated13.