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Deadliest animals as of 2016 [1]. This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious.
The khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), also called cabinet beetle, [1] which originated in South Asia, is one of the world's most destructive pests of grain products and seeds. [2] It is considered one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world. [3]
The house fly is found all over the world where humans live and so is the most widely distributed insect. [1]This is a list of common household pests – undesired animals that have a history of living, invading, causing damage, eating human foods, acting as disease vectors or causing other harms in human habitation.
The insect does feed on kudzu, another invasive species in the state. However, the bug feeds on soybeans and other crops as well. The insect can also be a problem in and around structures.
100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species is a list of invasive species compiled in 2000 from the Global Invasive Species Database, a database of invasive species around the world. [1] [2] The database is run by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ISSG acknowledges ...
Lonomia obliqua is a species of saturniid moth ("giant silk moth") from South America. [1] It is famous for its larval form, rather than the adult moth, primarily because of the caterpillar's defense mechanism, urticating bristles that inject a potentially deadly venom.
The damage caused can be fatal to attacking insects. Some bombardier beetles can direct the spray in a wide range of directions. The beetle's unusual defense mechanism has been claimed by some creationists as something that could not have evolved, although this is refuted by evolutionary biologists. [2]
Large species can be up to 7 cm (3 in), not inclusive of legs and antennae, with body mass usually no more than 35 g (1.2 oz). [3] One gravid captive female reached a mass of about 70 g (2.47 oz), making it one of the heaviest insects in the world [4] [5] and heavier than a sparrow.