For most people, Australia is invariably associated with the funny accent of the locals and animals from the novels of H. F. Lovecraft. And there is some truth in this. Perhaps the traveler will not meet in its expanses the dark lord Cthulhu emerging from the depths of the sea, or giant spiders the size of a human head, but this country will definitely make him feel "adrenaline storms" every hour. After all, there are many poisonous and extremely dangerous creatures. If you ever decide to go to Australia, get to know them in advance and try to never meet them on your way!

fire hedgehog

Divers exploring the reefs off the northern coast of the country should be especially careful. After all, there lives a fiery hedgehog, known for its poisonous needles. Grabbing it, a person runs the risk of being completely paralyzed right under the water and sinking. An antidote that can save this sea creature from the effects of a needle prick has not yet been found, and contacts with it often end in death.

crown of thorns

The starfish got its name due to its long and extremely poisonous sharp needles. The condition of a person who accidentally pricked them can be described with the words "unbearable pain." In addition to terrible torment, the crown of thorns can cause serious poisoning in the victim.

brown demancia

The venom of this snake is not the strongest. Lizards that are "lucky" to become a victim of brown demansia die only 15-18 minutes after being bitten. It is extremely painful and can really make even a person suffer. A tumor will soon form at the site of the bite, but this will hardly worry the victim of brown demansia, because she will be exhausted from terrible pains.

Australian widow

Australian widow venom acts directly on nervous system and can cause increased sweating, muscle weakness, nausea and vomiting. The good news for his victim is that there is an antidote, the bad news is that it will not lessen the pain. Only the bite of females is truly dangerous. It turns out that Australian spiders are very similar to people.

Medusa Irukandji

The bite of this sea creature will make a person shudder from monstrous pains throughout the body during the day. The victim of the Irukandji jellyfish will suffer from severe nausea, vomiting, pulmonary edema and a host of other equally terrible consequences. But the most terrible for her will be a premonition of imminent death. However, a person bitten by an Irukandji jellyfish still has a chance to survive.

Platypus

The platypus sting rarely pierces a person, and this is certainly good news for a traveler who decides to go to Australia. However, if this happens, trouble cannot be avoided. Its hollow venom-carrying spurs penetrate the flesh so deeply that the victim must pull them out by hand. The pain will overtake her instantly and will last for a very long time.

Black Ant Bulldog

This small but very dangerous ant is capable of causing not only severe pain, but also anaphylactic shock with its bite. If a person is stung by 200 angry bees at once, he will not suffer as much as from one "injection" of the poison of a black bulldog ant.

stingray

Diving enthusiasts should beware not only fire hedgehogs, but also stingrays. These flat fish can leave disgusting lacerations on the human body with their sharp teeth. Sound bad? Even worse is poison. The pain will be so strong that it is easier to take a gun and shoot yourself.

stone fish

A bizarre creature from the depths of the sea, known as a stone fish, is capable of inflicting pain instantly, and so severe that a person simply starts to vomit. Stone fish venom can cause cardiovascular failure. However, this is not the most terrible creature with which we will introduce you.

box jellyfish

There is nothing worse than a meeting with a box jellyfish. A person bitten by it will probably feel as if they had been doused with acid. Monstrous pain, dizziness, fainting and possible death are the consequences of getting her poison into the body. And if the victim manages to survive, his suffering will not end. She will spend more than one week in monstrous torment.

- it's not just kangaroos, koalas and emus. These are also numerous predators, acquaintance with which is quite dangerous. That's why, when going to the fifth continent, it's better to get acquainted with the list of the most dangerous animals in Australia, which you should beware of.

TOP 20 most dangerous inhabitants of Australia

So, the list of deadly predators of Australia includes:

1. Scorpions living in the Australian desert. They grab the prey with claws, inflict a very painful prick with a sting, and immediately begin to eat their prey. Scorpion stings are especially dangerous for children.
2. The geographic cone is a marine mollusk that is found among the coral reefs on the coast of Australia. The cone stings a person, injecting strong poison into the bite site. Death occurs within minutes.
3. The stingray kills with a fatal blow of its powerful tail, at the end of which there is a sharp, poison-soaked spike. This is how the famous Australian TV presenter Steve Irwin died.
4. Cassowaries are the most dangerous birds in the world. They are fast and unpredictable. Long sharp triangular claws are the main weapon of the cassowary. A bird always attacks a person, protecting its chicks.
5. The tarantula is one of the most dangerous spiders in Australia. It is not only poisonous, but also intimidating. This large spider can actually feed on small birds. The tarantula's bite is painful, but not always fatal. It is dangerous only in cases where a child or an allergic person has become a victim of a spider.
6. leucoweb spider no less scary. The males of this spider are smaller than the females, but their poison is 6 times stronger. Leukoweb spiders are very fast, they bite with lightning speed, and sometimes even several times in a row.
7. The wild dog Dingo is not an ordinary dog, but a real predator. These wild animals hunt in packs, often attacking people. The long fangs of a dingo are a formidable weapon.
8. In Australia, not only the most dangerous animals are found, but also deadly. dangerous insects. These include, for example, fire ants attacking the people who disturbed them with a whole colony. When attacked, they inject poison that causes severe allergic reactions.
9. The blue-ringed octopus is small but very dangerous. He hides in the sand on the ocean floor, lying in wait for his prey. For a person, the bite of such an octopus is terrible because the poison affects the muscles, and the person cannot breathe. Death occurs by suffocation if the antidote is not administered in time.
10. The coastal taipan is Australia's largest snake, found in the north and northeast of the mainland. Their "track record" already has 12 human deaths. Taipan bite is deadly for any person.
11. Everyone knows how dangerous jellyfish are. One of the most dangerous stinging animals on the Australian coast is the so-called sea wasp. It is found not only in the open sea, but also in shallow water. The poison of this jellyfish paralyzes the victim for 2-3 minutes. Sea wasps are even more dangerous than crocodiles, sharks and snakes!
12. The great white shark preys mainly on dolphins and sea lions. However, she is able to bite in half and a person. Shark teeth are razor-sharp, and the strength of its jaws is about 3 tons per square meter. cm.
13. Surprisingly, mosquitoes are among the most dangerous animals in Australia. They carry diseases such as dengue fever, epidemic polyarthritis, and Murray Valley encephalitis.
14. Mulga is a royal brown snake that is found throughout the mainland, except for the south. These snakes are both large (up to 2 m in length) and not very large, but they are all poisonous without exception.
15. The main danger of the tiger shark is its curiosity. These predators rush to any moving target in order to try it on the tooth. More than 660 tiger shark attacks on humans have been officially recorded.
16. The Dubois sea snake is one of the most venomous sea snakes. It is very dangerous for a person who, if bitten, dies from suffocation within a couple of minutes. But Dubois rarely attacks people, preferring to hunt fish, cuttlefish, crabs and smaller snakes.
17. The western brown snake emits little venom, but it is very toxic, and therefore extremely dangerous to humans. When attacked, this snake coils its body into an S shape and emits a characteristic hiss.
18. In the famous Black Widow spiders, only females are dangerous. If you did not notice and accidentally stepped on a small black spider, be prepared: it will immediately begin to take revenge, inflicting painful bites. Already 15 people have died from them, and about 2,000 Australians seek help every year.
19. Salted crocodile is a fierce predator. He attacks not for food, but to protect his territory. When attacking, the crocodile grabs the victim with a stranglehold, tightly clenching its jaws. It is almost impossible to get rid of his grip.
20. Irukandji is a miniature jellyfish that can, nevertheless, kill an adult in 20-30 minutes. healthy person. She is armed with numerous poisonous tentacles. Irukandji in Australian waters is better not met

Let's start with the fact that I'm terribly afraid of insects, especially large ones, which is understandable) And in Australia there is almost nothing small, even ants the size of a match) And of course, all the most poisonous is found here) It seems that they were all collected and just like the prisoners a couple of hundred years ago decided to exile to Australia.
Before moving to the driest continent, I googled and familiarized myself with all the spiders, cockroaches, centipedes and cicadas in advance) it seemed to me that I already know more about these creatures than they do about themselves)))
But when they arrived, and I started asking the Russians, who had lived here for about 3-5 years, how often they saw a fannel of webs, redbacks, and so on, they shrugged their shoulders and generally heard about such inhabitants of Australia for the first time) But not all of course were so lucky..
In order about who I saw and what others saw, and also what is taking place) To begin with, I often process balconies and some places in the apartment, as well as every residential building, playgrounds are processed by pest control.
1. Cockroaches
The world's largest rhinoceros cockroaches are found in Australia) sounds optimistic) I've never seen such big ones ..

I saw cockroaches (live and large, of course we are not talking about Moscow ones) several times .. Of them at home 2 times .. The first time, I didn’t really have time to see it, but it was so big and terrible that all I had time to, until the voice disappeared from fear, it’s to call my husband and run away to another room))))) once again, somehow, the cockroach climbed into Vaska’s pot (at least someone decided to use it), the pot is not easy for us, with music. Hearing that the music in the pot was playing idle, I opened it and immediately neutralized the music lover.

In general, cockroaches fly here, it’s a common thing, in principle, why not fly .. but I didn’t see flying .. perhaps those who sometimes lie in the morning in a dead state on the balcony or near the elevator smelling the Mortain spray and flew, but I didn’t left no chance! In general, about cockroaches, I rarely meet them, or rather rarely, especially in a living state) Most often they are on the street, in the evening .. so I can’t stand the garbage in the evening)))
2.Spiders
This is the most painful topic .. It seems to me that I have arachnophobia in general) In Australia, since 1970 some year there, no one has died from a spider bite .. there are antidotes and all that, but this does not stop me from being afraid of them to trembling knees.
Huntsman. I'll start with the fact that I saw a spider 1 time. He was 6 times larger than Moscow and is popularly called the Huntsman. I was lucky it wasn't the best big spider of this species..because they are usually the size of a palm or a little more..

In the picture, he is some kind of very terrible ... on our wall sat a black man, slightly overgrown with hair with long legs. I can’t say that my husband killed him by slamming his hand (he tells me that all spiders are absolutely safe and they have no purpose to bite me, and that he’s not afraid of them at all), but again Mortain spray came to the rescue )
The worst thing about this type of spider is that they like to get into the car... When I started driving here, I looked around the interior for the first time, then stopped, and it even seemed to me that in all these Australian programs they exaggerate that he can crawl into the car ... until such a comrade came to our friend in the car .. He crawled out at the most inopportune moment - when she was driving .. but everyone is alive and well, and her husband neutralized the spider .. But if this happened to me .. let's not talk about bad things) In general, Australians treat these spiders calmly, because they eat poisonous spiders .. and do not kill them therefore .. but it can bite and is poisonous, but its poison is not dangerous ) a few more photos of this spider)




Redback. I haven't met him and don't want to. But judging by the photos in my instagram feed, my friends often see him. It is difficult to confuse it with any other spider, since it has a specific color, which is clear from the name - it has a red stripe on its back .. My friends saw it both on the street and on their backyard, and someone even at home . It is poisonous, it can bite and then you go straight to the hospital .. its poison is very toxic and dangerous .. In extreme cases, paralysis can even be observed, but no one dies, which cannot but rejoice) In any case, in 1.5 years I I have never seen him, so the devil is not so terrible. But I think that forewarned is forearmed.

funnel web It’s a pity that spiders can’t talk, otherwise this representative of spiders could tell us a lot about the era of dinosaurs, since it has existed since those distant times .. This is the only aggressive spider in the world, and before the invention of an antidote, its bite was very often fatal. .and what can I say, if a spider can stand on its hind legs and plunge into human flesh with its two fangs, it doesn’t matter what poison it has there .. after meeting him, films with Freddy Krueger would seem like a comedy to me)
The worst thing is that it is found only in the suburbs of Sydney. Mostly in the Blue Mountains, but also in Sydney, some of my friends met him .. By its name, you can understand that they often live in minks, and the web looks like a funnel .. The poison of the male is toxic to the female several times .. Although it is a little useless information, because it is unlikely that when you meet him on your way, you will determine whether it is a male or a female - Mortain him and run away))))) In Australia, all the scariest attractions or water slides bear his name) Below is a photo of a spider in action ..


There is also a spider white tail.. about which I only read, and didn’t hear anything from anyone) Therefore, I won’t pay attention to him, although I read on some site before moving here that in severe cases, after his bite, amputation is done - so, DO NOT READ SUCH SITES!
3. Cicadas
How they crackle .. it’s just awful .. I didn’t rattle like that with my friends when I arrived in Moscow from Sydney. We rested last year in one water park and there were just some unrealistic number of them. In addition to the fact that they are large, scary and the wingspan reaches 20 cm, I can’t say anything else) Almost like flies, only they are written differently)))))

4. Scolopendra.
Before the appearance of a photo of this creature in the instagram feed in the house of one of my friends, I did not know anything about their existence ..
I decided to read about them and you know what? The largest giant centipede lives in Australia. So do not read anything on the Internet, otherwise you can decide to move to the North Pole) Yes, they are unpleasant, they seem to be even a little or maybe a lot dangerous, but if in 1.5 years I have never met her, maybe not all so scary) And the purpose of her life is not meeting a person at all)

And finally .. I hope that this post will not stop anyone from visiting Australia .. I repeat, I saw a spider once .. and there are cockroaches in Moscow, they’re just a little big here) But forewarned means armed)
P.s. these pictures are taken from the Internet, for greater intimidation, you can drive hashtags into Instagram

Source: dnpmag.com

If you are planning a trip to Australia, we advise you to look at our selection and think again. No photoshop. A solid truth that frightens anyone reasonable person to gray hair!

Every Australian animal wants to kill you. Well, not necessarily you - these creatures will suit any person. The statement, no doubt, loud, but true. This continent is only considered civilized. In fact, there are about as many civilizations here as on the desert plains of Central Africa. In the same Africa, the traveler risks dying in the mouth of a completely understandable lion. Or a rhinoceros, or a spear that a Maasai warrior throws at him out of boredom. All this is a well-known, unpleasant, but, nevertheless, not the most frightening death.

Australia has a lot to bet. Here, the unlucky tourist is met not by tigers and rhinos, but by giant deadly birds, giant (this definition can be safely added to almost all creatures living here) snakes, crabs that look like fiends and spiders that look like aliens from the planet of horrors. Sharks and deadly insects? Still would! In general, if you are all planning a trip to the antipodes, we advise you to look at our selection and think again. No photoshop. Solid truth, frightening any reasonable person to gray hair!

Real frame of local television, SkyNews. The shark swam into a body of water adjacent to a golf course. The film crew was not there by chance: the day before, the same shark had a great bite on a player who accidentally dropped the ball into the water.

Of course, it is very interesting to see who wins. But not enough to risk your life because of it!

A standard warning posted on a quite ordinary city beach. Especially for those bathers without fear and reproach, who are not only knee-deep in the sea, but also have their own lives.

Nothing interesting, the dog caught the shark. And eats. And looks at the photographer. Maybe it's his last photo?

It's not bullshit. This is a crocodile swimming peacefully in coastal waters by their own business. We don't even want to think what kind of business this creature can have on a city beach full of children.

This crocodile was less fortunate. He was eaten by a snake. Crocodile! Still thinking about a trip to Australia?

Yes, here the buffaloes can attack the car. And, most likely, the chance will not be missed.

Hello cassowary. For reference, cassowaries are vile, vindictive birds that run faster than a cheetah. With a paw strike, a cassowary is able to rip open a person’s stomach. Theory, confirmed by sad practice.

Among this pile are several pieces of granite, three spider eggs and two jellyfish. Test for attentiveness - whoever does not guess, runs the risk of losing a hand.

Who eats whom is completely incomprehensible. Or is it just interspecies sex? Ahh!

A difficult choice - to remove this creature from himself, or immediately cut off his leg. Mutant Mantis: Return of the Villain. Indeed, there are far more hospitable places in the world than this distant continent!

The caption in the original source states that this crocodile is called "Satan". I wonder why.

Another picture in which it is completely unclear who caught who and is now eating. It is still unclear why the photographer has not yet fled in a panic. From this place. From this country. From this continent.

Raise the sails, or leave them to hell? Today, guys, we get to the ground by oars. Unless, of course, no one has eaten the oars yet.

An entry from the author's blog reads: “Two hours. It took me exactly two hours to have dinner in good company - two hours were enough for these creatures to make me walk home on foot. In general, if you are already going to Australia, then choose parking wisely. Suddenly help.

Australia is a continent with more dangerous animals than anywhere else in the world. Snakes, spiders, white sharks, wild dingoes, crocodiles, jellyfish and other animals. Every year people die from meeting with them.

Which of them is the most dangerous? Right now under the cut and find out.

20th place - Geographic cone (lat.Conus geographus)

Cones are marine mollusks found in tropical waters around the world. Most of them are found among the coral reefs of the Australian coast.

At first glance, there is nothing in their appearance that would portend trouble. They look very cute and beautiful creatures. Indeed, many of them are quite harmless to humans, but there are also ruthless killers.

The most dangerous species for humans is the geographic cone that lives in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Every year, 2-3 people die from the bites of killer mollusks in Australia. Death occurs in just a couple of minutes.

The cause of the tragedy is most often simple human curiosity and the desire to touch everything new and beautiful.

Thanks to the stretching funnel mouth, they are able to swallow prey larger than themselves. The cones kill their prey with a venom composed of various peptides. It is considered one of the most powerful and life-threatening. The poison is injected into the body of the victim with the help of a long and thin hotobk, at the end of which there is a small harpoon.

19th place - Royal brown snake or Mulga (lat. Pseudechis australis)

Every year in Australia, about 3,000 people are bitten by snakes, one of which is the king brown snake, famous for its speed and aggressiveness. Usually most snakes, when meeting with a larger enemy, prefer to crawl away, while she rushes into the attack first.

They are found almost throughout the mainland, excluding only its southernmost part. They can be both large (up to 2 meters), and not very, but it does not matter. Still, they are very dangerous.

Sometimes just one bite of them is enough to say goodbye to life. These snakes have plenty of venom - from 3 to 400 mg. And when they bite, they release it in large doses. It almost immediately enters the bloodstream and the victim has a lot of time to call for help. In very rare cases, the snake inflicts "idle" bites - without injecting poison. Thus, she gives a warning signal that she is not to be trifled with.

18th place - Scorpions

Another of the dangerous inhabitants of Australia. Its main weapon is a poisonous sting located at the tip of its tail. Unlike many other types of scorpions, this one grabs prey and immediately begins to devour it. In his claws there is a muscle that helps to hold the victim. During the capture, he inflicts a deadly sting with a sting.

Their stings are very painful, especially for the three-banded scorpion. They pose a greater danger to children than to adults. In Australia, several children have died from the stings of this scorpion in the last couple of years.

17th place - Stinging rays or stinging rays (lat. Dasyatididae)

It is this marine life caused the death of the famous Australian TV presenter Steve Irwin, who died during the filming of the film "The Most dangerous inhabitants ocean", receiving a fatal blow to the heart.

Rays, like sharks, belong to the elasmobranch subclass. At the end of the tail there are 1 or 2 long poisonous spikes that can easily pierce human skin, and especially large individuals, even the bottom of a boat.

If a person accidentally steps on such a stingray buried in the sand, he will instantly receive an injection in the leg with a powerful spike. It penetrates deep, and the poison quickly enters the bloodstream. A person dies due to the cessation of the functioning of the organ into which the poison has entered, and since it spreads throughout the body, many important organs gradually fail. It can be the heart, lungs or abdomen.

16th place - Tiger shark (lat. Galeocerdo cuvier)

Included in the 4 most dangerous sharks in the world, and in the top three in Australia. They are capable of attacking anyone. Several swimmers die every year from her teeth. Throughout history, 660 attacks by this shark have been recorded.

The tiger shark has very sharp teeth with jagged edges. It's the perfect murder weapon. The upper jaw is not much different from the lower, so these sharks can handle almost any bait, even turtle shell. Having captured the prey, she begins to violently turn it from side to side, so that her teeth can cut through the flesh.

They are also distinguished by great curiosity and a complete lack of legibility in food. She definitely needs to try everything on the tooth, so they attack almost everything that they meet on their way. That is why they are so dangerous to humans.

15th place - Cassowaries (lat. Casuarius)

Cassowaries are recognized as the most dangerous birds in the world. Every year in Australia, 1-2 people die from the paws of these "birds". They are able to kill the enemy with one blow of their powerful legs.

The main danger lies in the fact that these are very fast, strong and completely unpredictable birds. A cornered cassowary is very dangerous, and if you get close to the chicks, then do not expect mercy. Its main weapon is long and very sharp triangular claws. With them, a bird can easily rip flesh to a person, damaging vital organs.

Unlike other large flightless birds, such as ostriches or emus, cassowaries can strike in different directions, both forward and backward, and sideways.

The chicks are quite friendly, but their quick-tempered parents are always somewhere nearby. Before attacking, the cassowary makes a hissing sound.

14th place - Tarantula spiders (lat. Theraphosidae)

These representatives of the spider family fully justify their name. Due to their huge size, they are able to hunt even small birds. But still, their digestive system is not designed to constantly eat meat.

It is the largest spider in Australia. All types of tarantulas are poisonous, just some have more poison toxicity, others less. The chelicerae are very long and sharp. Their length can reach 1 centimeter. With their help, the spider injects poison into the body of the victim. Bites are very painful, but not always fatal for humans. Within 6-8 hours after the bite, a person feels general weakness, constantly throws him into a fever and feels very sick.

If fatal bites do occur, it is more so with young children or people who are allergic to their venom. Sometimes spiders bite without the use of poison, this is the so-called. "dry bite".

13th place - Dubois sea snake (lat. Aipysurus duboisii)

About 30 species of sea snakes live in Australian waters. Some of them have a much stronger poison than land species. All of them are very poisonous and extremely dangerous, but the Dubois sea snake is considered to be the most dangerous of them.

She, however, like many sea snakes, has well-developed lungs, so she is able to do without air for a whole hour! The body itself has a cylindrical shape, but the tail is flattened laterally. This shape allows the snake to swim perfectly under water.

Sea snakes eat almost everything: fish, cuttlefish, crabs, eels, caviar, as well as smaller sea snakes.

The most interesting thing is that their bites for humans are most often harmless, since less than 10% of them use poison. But if the snake nevertheless decided to reward its offender with a portion of the toxin, then the person dies in a few minutes as a result of paralysis of the respiratory system and, as a result, suffocation.

Worldwide, about 150 people die from sea snake bites.

12th place - Wild dog dingo (lat. Canis lupus dingo)

They are experienced hunters and killers. Hundreds of people have already become victims of these dogs, two of them have a sad outcome.

Dingo dogs are very fast and hardy. A small flock of these animals can drive almost any animal. They hunt in groups. Their fangs are large, at least larger than those of domestic dogs, so they easily capture prey and tear it apart with the same ease.

Dingo is not an ordinary dog, as many people think. This is a wild, and therefore dangerous, animal.

11th place - Fire ants (lat. Solenopsis)

A dangerous species that attacks its prey with a whole colony. Hundreds of thousands of insects can live in one anthill, and if they are disturbed, they all go together to the offender, biting him wherever possible.

These ants have 2 main weapons - this is poison located in the sting, and mandibles (jaws), with which they firmly dig into their offender. Their venom causes severe allergic reactions, which in rare cases can be fatal. After a while, a blister and swelling appear at the site of the bite.

All this is accompanied by nausea, dizziness, vomiting and the appearance of an allergic reaction, even in those people who have never had it before. And all because the poison of fire ants contains the alkaloid solenopsin. It has cytotoxic, hemolytic, neurotoxic, necrotic and insecticidal actions.

Many consider them to be one of the most dangerous species, because they attack everyone who is near their nest.

10th place - Blue-ringed octopus (lat. Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Small but deadly. He bites his offender with a beak that looks like a parrot's beak. The poison of one such crumb is enough to kill 26 people.

They lie in wait for their prey. They are difficult to spot because these octopuses almost blend into the sand when at rest. They grab prey, hold it tightly with their tentacles, and then bring it to their beak and inflict a deadly bite. The poison immediately affects the nervous system and the victim quickly dies.

If it comes to a person, then the toxins paralyze voluntary muscles, and he cannot breathe, as a result of which he dies from suffocation. However, it can still be saved if the antidote is administered in time.

When blue-ringed octopuses are aggressive or fearful of someone, their pale rings on their bodies become brighter and take on a bright blue color.

9th place - Western brown snake (lat. Pseudonaja nuchalis)

Of all the Australian snakes, the western brown is the most aggressive. Even at the slightest threat, she begins to defend herself, and does not take flight. On account of her already 22 human deaths.

These snakes live throughout Australia and are one of the most venomous species. They love dry warm places, but can also be found in swamps. These snakes are quite fast and nimble.

8th place - Black Widow Spider (lat. Latrodectus mactans)

About 2,000 Australians suffer from the bites of this spider a year. He has 15 deaths to his credit. Due to its small size and dim coloring, people may simply not notice it and accidentally touch it. In response, the spider immediately inflicts painful venomous bite to your offender.

After a while, nausea, vomiting, joint pain appear. Although everyone reacts to his poison in different ways. But even a small amount of it can be enough to kill an animal or a person.

They bite rarely, but aptly. Poisonous teeth are very small, only some 2-3 mm, and very little poison gets in when bitten. But even this amount is enough to lead to the death of a person, because their poison is very toxic. Probably one of the strongest in the world.

During the attack, she rolls her body into an S shape and starts making hissing sounds, and then makes a sharp lunge.

The males of this spider are quite harmless. They have very small chelicerae and are unable to bite through human skin. Therefore, only females are dangerous.

More dangerous than them on the Australian continent are only leuco-web spiders.

7th place - Bees (lat. Anthophila)

About 2000 species of bees live in Australia, as well as 1 introduced species. These insects sting only once in their lives and then die. But the consequences of their bite can be the most deplorable, especially for people with allergies.

Bee venom can cause them a severe allergic reaction: rash, nausea, headache, labored breathing. In the worst case, all this can lead to anaphylactic shock, and sometimes even death.

In healthy people, the bite site hurts and swells, this is normal. To avoid these terrible consequences, the immediate administration of adrenaline is required.

6th place - Coastal taipan (lat. Oxyuranus scutellatus)

Coastal taipans are very venomous and incredibly fast Australian snakes, common on the coast of the northern and northeastern parts of the mainland, as well as in the southeast of New Guinea.

In Australia, they already have 12 deaths. In dexterity, they can only compete with vipers and some other snakes. Taipan is the most venomous and largest snake in Australia.

They have very long teeth, up to a centimeter long, so they cannot open their mouths wide. Their venom is considered the most toxic in the world among snakes. Even a slight scratch from his teeth is enough for a person to die. If she bit someone, then the likelihood that this someone will survive is very small.

5th place - Leukoweb spider (lat. Atrax robustus)

This is the most dangerous spider Australia. Its chelicerae are so powerful and strong that they easily pierce not only the skin, but even the nail plate. He is merciless to the offender, therefore he inflicts bites with lightning speed and, sometimes, several times in a row. They can inject poison directly into the bone.

These are large spiders, up to 7 centimeters in length. Males are smaller than females. They prefer to live in burrows up to half a meter long underground or in the trunk of a half-decayed tree. Their shelter from the inside is completely wrapped in cobwebs.

They are quite fast and very poisonous. In males, the poison is 6 times stronger than in females. It happens that death occurs after 15 minutes (in children), if the antidote is not administered in time. In adults, fatalities from their bite are low, but do occur.

4th place - sea ​​wasp(lat. Chironex fleckeri) and Irukandji jellyfish (lat. Carukia barnesi)

The sea wasp is the most dangerous marine stinging animal. Armed with 60 tentacles, she can kill a person in just 1 minute, and the poison of one such baby is enough to kill about 60 people.

This jellyfish lives in the northeast and northwest of Australia. It is found both in shallow water and in the open sea.

Tentacles hang from all sides of her bell, 15 on each side, which can stretch for a meter under water. Each of them has about 500 stings. They are located so that the jellyfish can pierce them into the victim like a harpoon. As soon as this happens, poison enters the wound and paralyzes a small victim.

It will take more time and poison to paralyze a person. The main danger is that when you swim underwater, you can be stung by several jellyfish at once. From their bite, a person's heart stops after 3 minutes. If the antidote is not administered in a timely manner, then the person quickly dies.

Over 120 years in Australia, about 70 people died from the bites of this jellyfish. They have more deaths than sharks, crocodiles and snakes combined.

Another small jellyfish that can kill a person is called the Irukandji. Its miniature size is amazing, but the poison of this crumb is capable of killing a person in 20-30 minutes. Her stings are located not only on the tentacles, but also on the stomach.

These animals are about 230 million years old, of which they have not changed for the last 60-65 million years.

3rd place - Salted crocodile (lat. Crocodylus porosus)

They are very fierce predators. When attacking, they move so fast that the victim has no chance of escape. During the hunt, the crocodile is completely immersed in water, and only the nostrils and eyes remain on the surface. IN muddy waters small rivers, such a "disguise" works flawlessly

75% of crocodile attacks are not due to hunger, but because they are protecting their territory. When bitten, their teeth dig deep into the body in a stranglehold and the reptile begins to spin its prey in the water until it is torn to pieces. In this case, she faces certain death. The strength of their jaws is simply incredible.

Not so long ago, many media wrote about a giant combed crocodile caught near a Filipino village. There is speculation that he is responsible for the deaths of two people.

2nd place - Great white shark (lat. Carcharodon carcharias)

The scariest sea creature. Her jaws are so huge and strong that they can bite a person in half. The pressure force with which the shark compresses its jaws is almost several tons per 1 cm2.

These are the perfect killing machines. In the course of evolution, they practically did not change. Their teeth are razor sharp. With them, they can bite through not only the thick skin of many marine animals, but even their bones.

The main prey of Australian white sharks are dolphins and sea lions. And these are by no means small animals.

In 2000, 10 deaths from these sharks were recorded. But over the past decade, these cases have decreased significantly.

1st place - Mosquitoes of the genus Biters (lat. Aëdes)

Of all the most dangerous animals in Australia, the first place goes to tiny insects - mosquitoes. They are carriers of 4 diseases, due to which thousands of Australians die and end up in hospitals every year. These are tropical fever (dengue fever), Murray Valley encephalitis and Ross River fever (epidemic polyarthritis).

The disease spreads when a mosquito bites a person and injects its saliva into the bloodstream along with deadly viruses.

Ross river fever is the most common disease on this continent. About 20 thousand people have already died due to mosquitoes and the diseases they carry in the last 7 years. It is hard to believe that such small creatures can cause so much harm, pain and suffering.