hey welcome to a new video we as humans share our planet with an enormous number of animals including insects recent studies indicate there are 200 million insects for every person on Earth it's only natural then that there are dangerous species among them are you new to this channel make sure to subscribe and hit the notification Bell and before we start also like the video the first insect on this list is none other than the average housefly generally speaking they are nothing more than an annoying insect pest but I can hear you thinking flies aren't dangerous are they in some cases they are the average housefly is believed to be able to transmit at least 65 diseases and 350 types of bacteria these bacteria can lead from fever to tuberculosis to leprosy if that doesn't sound bad enough you haven't seen the world's largest fly meet the garamides Heros a fly that can grow as long as seven centimeters just imagine for a moment that this fly is flying in your home this fly is found in countries such as Bolivia Paraguay and Brazil make sure you don't leave any unattended food line around because flies love to eat it by its very name the tarantula hawk immediately conjures up an image of fear this insect is actually a spider killer which has a fondness for larger spiders particularly tarantulas they use their sting to put their tarantula prey into a deep paralysis before taking it back to the nest is live food however there's a tarantula hawk species that feeds quite separately on just some nectar from flowers of the carnivores among them it's mainly the females that are very skilled at hunting tarantulas they're sting which can last about 5 minutes is called by many one of the most painful insect stings in the world one researcher who has experienced it firsthand describes it as an immediate and excruciating pain that simply takes away your ability to do anything but scream this would really be true as even insect researcher Justin Smit says it's extremely painful puss caterpillar is a butterfly with long hair that reminds you of a Persian cat and no this is not a friendly Pokemon as this insect is among one of the most poisonous insects in the world you can find them mainly in Mexico and the Eastern United States it's actually the larvae that make the insect so dangerous so it's best not to touch them they have brush-like hairs which are accompanied by orange stripes across their back they have brush-like hairs which are accompanied by an orange stripe across their back however these hide a secret weapon poisonous spines if they make contact with your skin you will experience Indescribable pain this is because the Venom of this caterpillar spreads throughout your body if you have been stung it is recommended to immediately clean the wound and first remove the hairs that are stuck in your skin a wasp can be found almost all over the world they are very useful because they eat flies and mosquitoes you've probably seen them flying around in your garden or on your balcony but did you know that there are more than 75 000 different species one of them is the Yellow Jacket which you can mainly find in North America unlike the wasps that usually leave you alone this wasp is notorious for its aggressiveness if someone accidentally gets too close to one of the underground nests their alarm signal will summon hundreds of stinging wasps to attack unlike bees these yellow colored insects do not lose their stinger so they don't just sting you once but they will repeatedly attack and sting you purely out of aggression in some cases their sting can even be deadly I can already see you thinking how can beetles be dangerous in the world there are said to be over 350 000 different species of beetle so it's only natural that there are dangerous species among them some of them can actually bite you let's start with a Titan beetle one of the largest insects in the world measuring nearly 17 centimeters in length they live mainly in rainforests and their lower jaw are powerful enough to break pencils in half let alone Pierce human flesh another species are the Hercules beetles which belong to a group called rhino beetles the males can grow as long as 19 centimeters they are also quite muscular and they are capable of carrying up to 850 times their body mass compared to an adult male that would mean they could carry as much as 68 000 kilograms but the most dangerous Beetle species is probably the blister beetle if you come into contact with this Beetle then you can get irritation and blisters that can be very painful another dangerous species that should also be mentioned is the row of beetle these beetles carry a toxic chemical compound called Patron this can cause bumps with a burning sensation from which some people get high fevers and body pains it could even make you blind so beware of this insect at first glance the brown recluse spider can often be confused with the average brown spider but you can distinguish them by their eyes in fact they have Eerie rows of six eyes instead of eight like most spiders but this spider is among the most dangerous spiders in the world because they are incredibly venomous after you are bitten you get dark blisters and sores that can last for weeks in the same place your skin can also show extreme reactions including rotting tissue fortunately these spiders are only found in South and Central United States in addition they like dark hidden places like rocks or under leaves however they are also sometimes found in homes and even in people's shoes unlike the average bee these hornets have a sting that is made to do maximum damage the bold-faced Hornets can sting you repeatedly so it's best to stay away from these insects any predator or Intruder they see as a threat remember that you are dealing with an insect that likes to chew a bees rather than avoid them the sting of these insects have a Venom that can last 24 hours and is extremely painful and especially dangerous near your face or eyes people who have experienced this have reported everything from difficulty breathing and swallowing problems in other cases people had severe allergic reactions and so also had to be taken to the hospital immediately these blood-sucking insects called the kissing bugs are found mainly in Central in South America certain areas of the United States and Mexico if you encounter one you will quickly discover that they do not kiss their victim but they bite you in a dracula-like manner they prefer to do this when you are sleeping like mosquitoes these creepy crawlers need blood to survive they have no problem extracting it from anywhere in your body but you may be wondering why are they called kissing bugs this is because they get their name from where they like to bite you which is around the mouth or the eyes they can bite you up to 15 times and this bite is not only painful but can also carry diseases such as chaga's disease symptoms of this disease are severe fever vomiting anemia and swelling in the early stages this disease can still be treated but after a few months it can no longer be treated so in South America this disease has become a big problem and unfortunately it has caused a very unfortunate fate for many people the brown tail moth is a moth with tiny poisonous hairs fortunately there are only a few places in the world where this insect is found this invasive species was accidental mentally introduced from Europe in 1897 and now was found in the United States on the coast of Massachusetts in Maine invasive species actually means that the insect has become greatly overpopulated and is causing damage to its new environment the butterfly itself would not be too dangerous but you have to be especially careful when they are still in larva this is because the larvae are covered in poisonous hairs that can lead to dermatitis insensitive individuals dermatitis causes a serious rash so try to avoid contact with this dangerous insect at all times the giant treeweta is one of the largest insects that has ever lived on earth they are native to New Zealand not only are they one of the largest insects in the world but they are also considered the heaviest insects in the world a giant treewetta can weigh about 70 grams although they have no sting they can bite you viciously their name comes from the mayori people who first inhabited New Zealand and it means god of ugly things so you are dealing with a very old insect fossils of giant tree wetters date back to the Triassic period more than 190 million years ago this this means that these insects are older than some dinosaurs another strange fact about them is that they have ears on their knees probably a mistake by Mother Nature bot flies also known as Hornet flies are no bigger than your palm but they are very terrifying the botfly is a type of parasitic fly which means they need a host and yes that can include humans they literally cannot complete their life cycle unless they spend their larval stage in a suitable host the way they get a host is by depositing their eggs on a blood-eating insect like mosquito when that mosquito bites someone the eggs are transmitted and the host's body heat encourages the eggs to hatch the Hornet grows 12 to 19 millimeters the creepy thing about them is that they can even live under your skin in most cases the host Will Survive but there is a risk that the skin will become infected and this infection can be deadly however if you want to remove this parasite you will need a pair of pliers normal bees exist on every continent in the world except Antarctica however the giant honeybee scientifically called appeased osada lives in the forest of South and Southeast Asia especially in the tarai forest of Nepal they are the largest species of honeybee measuring about one inch or 2. 5 centimeters in length their nests are often built far above the ground in the trees being stung by a giant honeybee can cause a range of symptoms from mild allergies abdominal pains chest discomfort severe organ damage or a serious injury to the intestines a while back a group of researchers published a study reporting serious cases of giant honey bee stings in Sri Lanka one case involved a seven-year-old man who was chased by 200 bees because the giant honeybee is rather aggressive species of bee it's also never kept by beekeepers paper wasps are amazing insects they're round inverted nests are made of paper from which they get their name sometimes they're also called umbrella wasps because their nests resemble that they are reddish brown striped wasps that are actually not very good at stinging however the sting of a paper wasp feels biting and burning with a distinctly bitter aftertaste this is because it releases toxins that cause allergic reactions swelling of the lips or throat in the worst cases these can even cause death other symptoms include dizziness vomiting abdominal cramps and a rapid heartbeat their sting serves as a defense against larger animals such as Birds dogs wolves and humans the good news however is that they do not attack unless they feel threatened so walk around them with a wide Circle ants are known to be diligent workers and the red harvester ant is the best proof of that these ants are mostly found in the southwestern United States their food is seeds and they eat them in large quantities with their huge mandibles they grind the seeds thoroughly and store them in all kinds of Granary these little workers of only seven millimeters make sure that there's enough food for everyone throughout the year they are therefore nicknamed the red harvester ant the red harvester ant is not only a great food gatherer but also a dreaded pricker some species have barbed spines that can break the skin however they can even be nastier as they can sting multiple times the effect of their sting can travel along lymphatic ducts and cause serious damage their venom consists of amino acids peptides proteins and an alkaloid Venom that acts as a pheromone this means that a single Harvester ant can summon a whole outfit of weapons when a threat arises so imagine if you encountered a whole Army of these types of ants native to Central and South America the warrior wasp or Sino eka is notorious for its enormously painful staying unlike most insects which only attack when provoked the warrior wasp is naturally aggressive according to the insect researcher Justin Schmidt who wrote the book The Sting of the wild The Sting of this insect feels like you are chained in the current of an active volcano you will find it almost impossible to imagine the pain of it in addition to its sting the WASP has another way of scaring its enemies in advance they are known for aggressively flapping their wings up and down together for this reason they have earned the nickname drumming wasps this also usually deters Predators but if this doesn't work their sting is the second defense option the velvet ant also has another much more terrifying name which is the cow killer but don't worry there is no known case where this insect has killed a cow the name only describes how painful The Sting of the insect can be according to those who have experienced such a thing this pain is said to be unbearable although the velvet ant has the name ant in its name it's actually not an ant but a wasp the reason is is that it's often mistaken for an ant because the female is wingless a less fun fact about this wasp is the way the females lay their eggs instead of building her own nest she takes over the nest of the species and when the larva hatches she eats the host Pupa The Velvet ants ferocity is compounded by its many forms of defensive weapons including its chemical defense odor thickened external skeleton warning sounds and of course it's venom the doorless ant also known as the driver ants have colonies with sometimes more than 20 million different individuals they are mainly found in Central and Eastern Africa and in certain tropical parts of Asia these ants are carnivores and their food consists mainly of earthworms but they are also known to attack animals that don't get out of their way fast enough now it's common knowledge that only red fire ants can bite but this is not the case there are more than 12 000 species of ants that can do this however the doorless ant uses its scissor-like jaws to bite its prey and when they feel threatened they use these Jaws on humans those that have had this experience say that removing this ant can be difficult because their jaws are extremely strong not to mention the fact that the bite is very painful insect researcher Justin Schmidt didn't just write the book The Sting of the wild to write the book he studied various insect stings by experiencing them firsthand during this process he created the Schmidt sting pain index which he used to rank the stings the insect at the top of this index is none other than the bullet ant so named because its sting is similar to a gunshot wound in Venezuela he is also known as a 24-hour ant because the victim either suffers an entire day of pain or dies within 24 hours Let's believe the words of DrSchmidt and stay far away from this insect in fact he describes the sting of the bully ant as pure intense and exceptional pain although Justin Schmidt says the bullet ant has the most painful sting many other people including YouTuber and Wildlife expert coyote Peterson say the Executioner wasp is the most painful of all Justin Schmidt in fact has never been stung by this wasp so we did not include it in his pain index coyote however has experienced the pain of a bullet ant as well as the Executioner wasp and says the WASP was many times more painful within seconds of being stung coyote cried out in pain and says his skin burned very badly the throbbing pain he suffered is due to the WASP Venom which is pushed into the skin this Venom causes premature cell death in living tissues Coyote's arm was therefore swollen for days and he even retained a small hole at the sting area based on this experience coyote labeled the Executioner wasp as the king of the stings the killer bee is the nickname of the Africanized honeybee which was a Crossing between the East African honeybee and several European honeybee species they are originally from Brazil and have now taken over parts of South to Central America this bee species is called killer bee for a reason they can hunt hundreds of people at a time if you disturb them and they are responsible for more than one thousand human deaths a killer bee can stink ten times more than any other species making it very dangerous in October 2010 a 73 year old man was clearing up bushes when he accidentally disrupted a beehive as you can guess he didn't stand a chance against hundreds of bees there's also stories of bees chasing people for over 400 yards or 400 meters if you don't like centipedes you definitely don't want to encounter the giant centipede they are mainly found in the south of America where it's tropical and as the name suggests they are huge they are one of the largest centipedes in the world and can reach a length of 12 inches or 30 centimeters believe it or not this Chinese man even bought one as a pet they they are known as aggressive hunters and can easily overpower spiders scorpions and other large insects if this centipede encounters a larger animal they can use their venom to hold their own in battle fortunately people are rarely bitten but when they are it's extremely painful the symptoms you might get from the poison are fever nausea and problems with your cardiovascular system they are also a very nasty plague for farmers and people who love gardening the Australian funnel spider also known as the atrocity is considered the most deadly spider in the world fortunately it's only found in the east of Australia the spider has at least 40 subspecies but they are not all equally dangerous however some like the Australian funnel spider have very strong poisons that act quickly on you the symptoms you might get is the cramping of the heart and muscles 13 people would not have survived after touching the spider but fortunately an antidote was developed in 1981 and since then there have been no new victims so if you decide to go on vacation to Australia and you're in the vicinity of humid Forest areas beware because even if there is an antidote the bite is still very painful I myself don't like a small spider but if I met this spider it would scare the hell out of me the Assassin caterpillar as the insect is called is mainly found in the rainforest of Southern Brazil and is known as the most dangerous caterpillar in the world it also earned a place in the Guinness World Records as the most poisonous caterpillar you should never touch this caterpillar because first of all their body destroys your red blood cells they can grow between 1. 3 to 1.
8 inches or 4. 5 to 5.
