If asked, what is the most dangerous animal in the world?
How would you answer that? Are they ferocious lions and tigers? Or are they venomous snakes and lizards that contain high venoms?
In fact, many terrible "hunters" do not need to be much size, as well as the appearance of terror, they are often relatively simple, but hide unlimited "killing machine".
Today, let's take a look at the 8 animals in the world that cause the most harm to humans every year, and the first animal, each of us has touched many times, can you guess who it is?
Eighth, crocodile.
It's hard to believe that an animal that doesn't intersect most of human activity could come out on top. It is true that in many areas it is unlikely that humans will intersect with crocodiles, but don't forget that in Africa, there are many crocodiles.
Moreover, many African people live in a relatively primitive life and have more contact with wild animals, including crocodiles.
There are several types of crocodiles that live in Africa, such as the Nile crocodile and the bay crocodile. It should be known that the bay crocodile is the largest of all crocodiles, with a length of up to 6 meters, and its bite force is also the highest among land animals, and its attack ability is full.
If any unlucky egg is attacked by the bay crocodile, it is certainly impossible to survive. As a well-deserved cold-blooded killer, crocodiles will sneak attacks when hunting, and directly drag their prey into the water to perform "death rolling",
Every year, in Africa alone, there are hundreds of crocodile attacks on humans. The number of people in the world who die in the mouth of crocodiles every year is about 1,000.
Seventh place, Scorpion.
We all know from an early age that scorpions are poisonous, but not all scorpion poison can be fatal. According to scientists, there are more than 1,700 species of scorpions in the world, but only 25 of them are deadly to humans.
The most poisonous scorpion in the world is the yellow scorpion that lives in Pakistan and the scorpion that lives in Brazil. Both scorpion venoms are very harmful to the human body, and once they enter the human body, they will cause particularly strong pain and cause difficulty breathing in the human body until cardiac arrest.
According to statistics, millions of people are injured by scorpions every year, and the fatal incidents are about 3,000 or so.
Sixth place, cone bugs.
When it comes to cone bugs, friends in Guangzhou may be more familiar with it, yes, it is what people often call "wood lice king". The most terrifying thing about them is that they love to suck human blood.
And, at the front of its head, there is a large tapered mouthpiece. When they find weak spots in human skin, such as lips, they insert this tapered mouthpiece into the human blood.
However, the natural cause of human blood consumption is not fatal, mainly because they transmit a "trypanosomiasis", which has symptoms similar to AIDS, a long incubation period and is relatively difficult to detect. In addition, this insect will also spread parasites from other animals to the human body, resulting in human death.
According to statistics, the number of people who die every year due to cone bugs is about 10,000.
Fifth place, dogs.
You may never have imagined that dogs are also one of the most murderous animals. Yes, you read that right. However, most people die from rabies after being bitten.
It should be known that the fatality rate of rabies on people is infinitely close to 100%, so once infected, there is basically no possibility of survival.
And those dogs that attack humans, most of them are sick dogs with rabies virus, which is why there will be people in the mainland who specialize in regulating stray dogs on the street, because they may carry rabies virus, and once they bite people, the consequences are unimaginable.
According to statistics, the number of deaths due to rabies is as many as 50,000 people every year.
Fourth place, tsetse flies.
Tsetse flies, which many friends may not have heard of, are an insect endemic to Africa. Although they are small, their lethality is absolutely terrifying.
Once bitten by a tsetse fly, people begin to fall asleep, followed by fever, malaise and pain, which last until death.
Moreover, not only will humans be affected by them, but also african livestock will be bitten by them, and a similar phenomenon will occur, which is undoubtedly a huge economic blow to farmers.
Every year, about 3 million livestock in Africa die from tsetse flies, and the number of human deaths is a staggering 50,000.
Third place, snakes.
Snakes can be on the list, must be deserved, after all, almost all snakes are very dangerous, many of them have a particularly strong virulence.
Snakes are an animal that exists all over the world, which causes their contact frequency with humans to be relatively high. Often walking by the river, where there are not wet shoes, so there are many people who are bitten by snakes every year.
Moreover, in addition to the sneak attacks of wild snakes, people in some countries prefer to "die", such as Indians.
Since in their legend, the snake is a divine animal, many "brainwashed" believers not only do not run after seeing the snake, but even hold them in their arms for protection. Alas, it really confirms the saying: if you don't die, you won't die.
Therefore, nearly 100,000 people are killed by snakes in the world every year, and nearly 60,000 of them are from India.
Second place, freshwater snails.
Snails, such an animal that people are not interested in at all, are such a terrible "murderer"?
In fact, the snail mentioned here is not an ordinary snail, but a snail carrying a deadly parasite, and this deadly parasite is a schistosomiasis.
I believe that many people of the older generation know that in the last century, many parts of the mainland have been harmed by them, and many people have suffered from "schistosomiasis". People with this disease will begin to have a larger belly, which seems to be blessed, but the body is actually very weak and unable to do manual labor.
Moreover, women will lose their fertility, and after the child is infected, it will become less long. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the broad masses, the hidden dangers they brought about were finally completely eliminated.
According to statistics, the number of deaths caused by freshwater snails in the world has exceeded 200,000 every year.
Number one, mosquitoes.
Yes, you heard it right, the "deadliest" animals in the world are not tigers and lions, but mosquitoes as small as insignificant.
Although in normal times, after being bitten by mosquitoes, we have some itching or allergies. However, it is important to know that this blood transmission is very easy to cause infectious diseases.
Moreover, the target of the mosquito itself is very small, it is difficult for people to defend, and perhaps inadvertently, it brings you a "deadly seed", which is simply invincible.
According to scientists, mosquitoes can transmit more than 80 infectious diseases such as dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis. And the mosquito itself has a strong reproductive ability, every summer, almost everyone will be attacked by them.
According to statistics, the number of deaths due to mosquitoes each year exceeds 720,000. You can imagine how terrible they are.
Today, scientists are also studying a "new type of mosquito" that makes them gradually extinct, which is only male, but after they mate with female mosquitoes, they will make females unable to hatch larvae, thus achieving the purpose of neutering mosquitoes.
However, this experiment also takes quite a long time to carry out, and it seems that we will have to "get along" with the hateful mosquitoes for a while.