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Friday Sep 19, 2008

TOP 5 MOST TOXIC ANIMALS IN THE WORLD

5 : Red-back spider

◊      Dangerous spider native to Australia

◊      Easily recognizable by its black body with prominent red stripe on its abdomen---Female!

◊      Females have a body length of about a centimeter while the male is smaller, being only 3 to 4 millimeters long.

◊      has a neurotoxic venom which is toxic to humans with bites causing severe pain

4: Stonefish

◊      the most venomous known fish in the world

◊      Inhabiting the waters of the Pacific throughout the Australia coast

◊      A powerful toxin stored within its 13 spines

◊      the venom will cause intense pain, swelling of tissue, shock followed by death

3: Australian Funnel Web Spider

◊      1 to 5 cm in length

◊      a large number of different toxins in the venom

◊      Deaths may occur within a period ranging from 15 minutes to three days.

2: Inland Taipan ( Small Scaled Snake)

◊      native to Australia & the most venomous land snake in the world

◊      One bite from this serpent contains enough potent toxin about 110 milligrams to kill about 100 human adults or 250,000 mice.

◊      If bite, an adult will die in 45 minutes

1: Box jellyfish

◊      The most venomous animals known

◊      Prevalent in the ocean waters throughout Asia and Australia

◊      Up to 60 tentacles, 3 meters in length with up to 5,000 nematocysts (stinging cells).

◊      virtually no chance of surviving the venomous sting, unless treated immediately

◊      An adult can be killed within 30 seconds

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