15 Dangerous Animals You Should Run Away From

not all animals are as cute and cuddly as puppies kittens and piglets there are some animals that you should not only not keep as pets but that you shouldn't spend any time around at all these are dangerous animals that should you see them you should run away from a SAP number 15 venomous puss caterpillars why does everything cute cuddly and fluffy want to see you in extreme pain all you want to do is cuddle and Pat this little critter but doing so can cause severe pain each one's where one of them Trek me in each if you feel like grabbing a venomous puss caterpillar from its resting place on a branch repeat after me foe not friend foe not friend foe not friend the puss caterpillar which goes by the name of ASP or southern flannel moth caterpillar is quite a large insect that's covered in a furry coat but rather than featuring soft fine hairs that cause no harm these furs are spines that break off in your skin cause hematoma bruising and enough pain that even morphine can't get rid of it they are endemic to the southern US but they have also now been found in South Carolina Texas and Florida the worst part about being in contact with a venomous Plus caterpillar is that it doesn't feel like it's hurting you straight away instead the pain builds up as the tiny spines dig their way into your skin if you ever find yourself in contact with one don't be in a hurry to brush it off you frantically carefully lift it with tweezers or a branch then carefully remove your clothing and shower this is one creature you don't want to have any evidence of left on you before we go on we have a cool challenge for y'all it'll take about five seconds to complete let's make a deal just leave a like on this video smash that subscribe button and hit the notification bell and you will get 10 years of amazing luck and fortune try it it actually works now it's time for the odd topic what you're looking at here is a shot from a movie but it's a shot that perfectly encapsulates the very real horror posed by the legendary titan beetle the titan beetle is one of the largest beetles with the largest reliable measured specimen being sixteen point seven centimeters or six point six inches in length yikes if you see one stay well away these things have extraordinarily strong jaws and can inflict very serious bites should you upset them as always comment down below with the hashtag odd topic and let us know your opinion in relation to what we just showed on screen let's move on to the next one number fourteen and lipids I but first of all the name of this creature needs more valves cuz it's hard enough to say let alone find yourself face to face with they've got eight legs and eight eyes the amp lipid eye which roughly translates to rub blunt due to the lack of a tail is not a spider nor is it a scorpion that's a bit of boats and we don't know if that makes it more or less terrifying if the am flip a guy looks familiar then you'd be right any harry potter fans in the house will remember it from the scene and airy Potter and the Goblet of Fire where professor moody used the Imperial curse on it and made advance fortunately this critter which can be classed as a whip spider doesn't have any venom nor do they build any webs they do have a pretty scary pair of claws though and they know how to use them the amplified I has a flat body eight legs and giant pincers they used to catch prey they also have eight eyes but their vision isn't all that great if you're gonna go out looking for one and we suggest you don't because they look terrifying then you'll find them in subtropical and tropical regions just don't get too close for their bite really does pack a punch number thirteen Goliath birdeater first of all we're gonna clear something up the Goliath birdeater is indeed a giant spider but it is not a bird eater this is the Goliath bird-eating spider it might eat Birds if nothing else is available and can devour them without any problems at all but it wouldn't be its first choice got it good now here's why you'll be likely to run away from this creepy crawly the Goliath birdeater is not your average spider that you'd welcome into your home to take care of the insects not only does it weigh up to six ounces but it has a leg span of nearly one foot imagine that taken up residence in a web in the corner your bedroom the female tarantula can also live up to 20 years while the male's lifespan is a little less optimistic at just six years they dine on frogs and roadies and have harpoon shaped hairs with stinging bars these hairs are rubbed together and fired towards the skin and eyes of anyone and anything that tries to do it harm but its defense response is not the most terrifying thing of all the Goliath birdeater has inch-long fangs that pump neurotoxins into its prey it then follows up this process by liquefying its dinners insights before beginning the digestion process good luck trying to sleep tonight number 12 giant African land snail a snail dangerous we know it sounds ridiculous 11 centimeter body that takes up half of this researchers have we wouldn't say this gastropod is dangerous to humans but it is dangerous to our crops and agriculture industry which makes it not very welcome at all here in the US the giant African land snail is one of the largest of its kind growing up to almost 8 inches long and 4 inches tall it lives in many different countries around the world but it tends to thrive in hot and humid conditions while it's not gonna pin you down and devour you whole it is gonna cause chaos wherever it slithers to it loves plants and will decimate crops and greenery of around 500 different types it's highly invasive and also breathes quite rapidly they can hatch about 1,200 eggs per year with a survival rate of 90% they're also quite horrifying to look at especially if you're a little bit squirmy with insects they have a brown red and yellowish shell and a slug like body beneath it the have tiny teeth so they can scrape their food before they tuck it so while not dangerous in the traditional sense this insect is still not for the weak stomach number 11 Goliath tigerfish if you enjoy sleeping and having sweet dreams then skip this part or maybe just watch a video on unicorns or something love's not about the fish you can take them upside of crocodiles even the Goliath tigerfish is an aggressive terrifying and huge fish that's not afraid to show you who's boss it's an african fish that can weigh over 110 pounds and can even grow up to around five feet tall basically it's the size of a child but unlike children this fish is vicious it exhibits exceptionally violent predatory behavior and is not afraid to fight back if it feels under threat it has a mouth full of dagger-like teeth a muscular body and a taste for crocs that's right if it finds a crocodile that's small enough it will have it for dinner and it doesn't just eat it daintily either it will literally tear it apart with its razor-sharp teeth sounds delightful doesn't it they hunt in packs are excellent swimmers and will decimate a fishing rod should you happen to catch one fortunately they spend more time hunting than breeding which means they're not a population of fish that are about to overrun rivers and lakes but still they are a fish that'll send you running for dry land that's for sure number 10 Tiger the tiger is a dangerous animal that you'll definitely want to run away from but running do you any good this big cat will win against you in the water for its a good swimmer and it will undoubtedly win against you on the land after all its hind legs are longer than its front ones which means it can leap 20 to 30 feet in just one jump if you still think you can get away then know that they can also sneak up on you out of nowhere thanks to their giant padded feet they hunt at night so there's no sink and you can slink away in the darkness and they are fiercely protective of their cubs what might swing in your favor though is that they are only successful in capturing prey once in every ten or twenty attempts these odds are pretty good for the average human in saying that they will eat around eighty eight pounds of meat in one sitting and we'll stay with anything they kill until they've picked it clean there's also no chance you can overpower them either for there are the third largest land carnivore and weigh up to 660 pounds if you find yourself in tiger territory we've got our fingers crossed for you because it's not looking good number nine cone snail Gary the snail from SpongeBob SquarePants may look harmless but if he's a cone snail that is a cold-blooded murderer Dan they throw into this stomach and eat the whole thing the cone snail is a six-inch sea critter that lives in reefs in the indo-pacific they have brown and white shells and believe it or not feed on fish how on earth does a small snail manage to bring down a fish well the answer will see your water exploits limited to the bathtub from here on in they are venomous and not just a little bit but a whole lot they are the most toxic of over 500 cone snail species and have several human deaths to answer for they use an awful harpoon-like tooth to deliver the venom which causes paralysis there is also no way to cure it other than to try and keep the sufferer alive until the toxin wears off but it's not all bad news there's potential in the research world for the venom of a cone snail to form part of pain-killing drugs so far it has been to be 10 times more powerful than morphine researchers just have to figure out how to make sure it doesn't kill anyone in the process number a Japanese giant Hornet if you went around biting people until their organs failed ripping the heads off people and dismembering their bodies then you'd probably end up in jail or death row everyone just take a moment to soak this in but the Japanese giant Hornet gets away with it and they are definitely a dangerous animal that you're not gonna want to get close to they are twice the size of a normal or 'not and probably twice as grumpy too their venom can be fatal and they have a long stinger and mandibles that allow them to tear their prey apart literally sounds like a delightful insect right what they do have going for them is that they're quite pretty they have black yellow orange and brown coloring yellow bands and dramatic broad wings but their looks won't win of many kudos with those they're trying to hunt down they can fly at speeds of 25 miles per hour and they are incredibly aggressive if you happen to stumble across a Japanese giant Hornet nest then all we can say is be call running will only cause them to take up chase an exact up to 40 people lose their life to giant Hornets every year with most deaths caused by anaphylactic shock however their venom can also cause death as it can chew through tissue and decimate red blood cells want to avoid being stung stay inside number 7 polar bears polar bears look cute and cuddly they may even offer a false sense of security with the way they plod daintily around on the ice but they're still a dangerous animal that you should run away from they're not the most vicious or confrontational bear so that's nice to know but they have a particular set of attributes that would see them win out in a battle of human versus polar mayer first they are great swimmers they are called marine mammals for no reason they spend much of their life in the sea ice which means they'll beat you in a freestyle race no problem even if you consider yourself a decent swimmer their half will likely see you losing a fight anyway they can weigh as much as ten men or around 1700 pounds and up to nearly 10 feet tall fortunately for us but not for them they don't have much luck with food fewer than 2% of their hunting expeditions result in food and they often settle for small mammals vegetation birds and eggs still would you really want to try your luck in a fight against a polar bear probably not number six assassin caterpillar the everyday caterpillar is dangerous enough but usually only from an agricultural perspective these spies are toxic and if you touch them sure their fur can be quite irritating but that's typically as far as it goes the assassin caterpillar however is a dangerous animal you should run away from you're not gonna like what this creepy critter has in store for you the assassin caterpillar is responsible for many deaths every year as they blend into the rain forests of southern Brazil they can be hard to spot until it's too late their bristles which look like tiny Spears have an anticoagulant venom which can cause bleeding red blood cell rupture and vomiting with just the slightest brush against them the worst part is if you touch one by accident you usually end up feeling more than one and if that's the case renal failure internal hemorrhaging and death are common if you find yourself adventuring through southern Brazil then be on the lookout don't touch the bark on any trees and consider visiting in a colder month of the year otherwise this dangerous critter could wind up ending your life number five and the zoni in giant centipede why is it that everything in the shape of a snake wants us dead if it's not the snakes themselves it's caterpillars and centipedes looking at a pretty large centipede this animal can't we all just get along the Amazonian giant centipede is an aggressive grumpy and unfriendly insect that's both giant and venomous it grows up to 12 inches long and has a pair of legs on each of the twenty one to twenty three sections on its body that's a lot of legs but don't get too caught up in counting legs for you'll need to use your own to run away from them the Amazonian giant centipede may not have the best eyesight but they sure know how to eat they devour birds snakes bats tarantulas frogs and lizards and they will slice and dice their victims until they're in bite-sized pieces if that's not bad enough then the venom they release pizz it's that toxic that it can kill small animals and can affect humans too anyone who's been bitten by an Amazonian giant centipede can find themselves with fatigue a chill fever pain and swelling while death is unlikely it's still not a comfortable experience if you see the Amazonian giant centipede on your travels through South America run number four scorpions scorpions are pretty interesting animals but they're also ones that make you want to get up close and personal they are one of the very first predators to walk on land firstly let's touch on what makes them interesting and then we'll move on to why you should stay as far away from them as possible they're pretty darn resilient they have been around for at least 400 million years and each scorpions lifespan is around a quarter of a century they can live for about one year without food and will even survive underwater for up to two days that's pretty impressive they also glow in the dark which can be really helpful in trying to locate them all UV light and you can work out if you've got an infestation around your property or not but here's where they turn from impressive to downright terrifying they are venomous they have a needle-like point on their tail that delivers venom how much venom it produces depends on how badly it wants to kill fortunately being stung by a scorpion doesn't mean you're planning your funeral it's not comfortable but there is an anti-venom available there are also only a few scorpion species like the Arizona bark scorpion that can produce a fatal sting number 3 or Sagi's Manowar the Portuguese Man O'War will blow your mind but even though it's intriguing that doesn't mean you should get up close and personal with them off to only the briefest of touches it feels like my skin is on fire they look like jellyfish but they are anything but instead they are a siphon of four which is not so much one critter but several and one the siphon afore starts life as an egg then creates several organisms that group together into a mass they can't survive on their own so the Portuguese man-of-war can consist of dozens all the way up to thousands of organisms they live in the warmer oceans around the world like the Pacific and their favorite pastimes include stinging humans yeah that's right they're pretty awful thousands of people are stung by the Portuguese Man O'War every year which causes elevated heart rates red welts vomiting and muscle cramps in some cases it can even cause death if you're heading to the beach any time soon don't be in too much of a hurry to approach anything that slightly resembles a jellyfish you may not like what you find number two Komodo dragon Komodo dragons are the biggest living lizards on earth and they have some pretty interesting skillsets and features that may make you want to learn more about them ok guys so I'll let it sink but for the sake of your safety it's best to learn about them in books or YouTube videos not by seeing them in person for many years Komodo dragons were thought to have deadly bacteria in their spit that could bring down a water buffalo and that was a terrifying thought however upon closer inspection scientists found that instead of deadly bacteria they had venom glands probably not any better if we're being honest a bite from the Komodo dragon could cause blood loss paralysis tissue damage pain and an inability to clot water buffalo and other animals don't stand a chance when a komodo dragons around humans are not exempt from unfortunate encounters either aside from the fact they can consume around 80% of their body weight in one sitting they can also take care of humans and not in the caring kind of way at least four people have lost their lives in the last 50 years to a Komodo dragon attack fortunately they prefer to raid graves rather than eat live humans which is why Indonesians often cover their loved ones graves with rocks they look harmless but the Komodo dragon is a few cards up its sleeve that you don't want to see them play number one blue ringed octopus oh look at it it's so cute tiny beautiful vibrant and flits around the ocean so daintily that you would never expect it to be dangerous but newsflash it's called the blue ringed octopus and it's poisonous the blue ringed octopus is one of the deadliest octopus octopi in the world they carry enough poison to kill 26 people but you may not even know that you've been bitten they're painless bite causes two small puncture wounds and it's a race against time to get rid of the tetrodotoxin from your body while fighting paralysis heart failure nausea respiratory distress and blindness sounds like a good time all around fortunately attacks are rare most occur when humans accidentally stand on them in the ocean and when the octopus feels threatened if death does occur it's due to a lack of oxygen CPR can often bring the victim back to life who can then make a full recovery still is it not a better option just to stay away from the water the worst part is they don't just use one venom but two the first one is from the saliva which incapacitates its prey but doesn't kill them then they go back and kill the victim with the second dose one is a defense venom while the other is a murderous one we're pretty sure they won't be making too many friends in the ocean so that's a wrap folks now you know what to avoid on your travels into the great outdoors have you seen any of these animals in person we'd like to hear about your experience also check out our other cool stuff showing up on screen right now see you next time

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Published: Sat Jul 18 2020