And the Worlds Deadliest Animal is...

The mosquito! Thoughts?

Tbh, I was a little shocked to have found out that it was in fact, the mosquito. I thought it'd be some kind of spider or reptile.

That doesn't suprise me. The mosquito has been mass murdering human beings since we first came about. Funny how the smallest living organisms are the ones most likely to kill us.;)

That doesn't suprise me. The mosquito has been mass murdering human beings since we first came about. Funny how the smallest living organisms are the ones most likely to kill us.;)

FFCYAN

That doesn't suprise me. The mosquito has been mass murdering human beings since we first came about. Funny how the smallest living organisms are the ones most likely to kill us.;)

I knew that, and it makes sense. There are so many terrible diseases you could get from them.

Reading about the jellyfish really creeped me out.

Reading about the jellyfish really creeped me out.

PlasmaBeam44

Putting the mosquito at the top is kinda lame, to be honest. The mosquito isn't attempting to kill you; it just unwittingly injects a disease into you when going about its business.

Putting the mosquito at the top is kinda lame, to be honest. The mosquito isn't attempting to kill you; it just unwittingly injects a disease into you when going about its business.

GabuEx

They rank it based on how many people its killed.-FlyLo-

I know. And the mosquito has really killed no one. It's malaria that kills people.

Now that box jellyfish - that's a badass killer. :P

[QUOTE="-FlyLo-"]They rank it based on how many people its killed.GabuEx

I know. And the mosquito has really killed no one. It's malaria that kills people.

Now that box jellyfish - that's a badass killer. :P

The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. Toriko42

Malaria has killed millions of people. The mosquito is just an innocent bystander who doesn't know any better, you cruel accusers. :cry:

Well it's lucky that my country (Australia) doesn't have malaria.

And it does supprise me... I thought it would be something like the great white shark, but that's 4th.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. GabuEx

Malaria has killed millions of people. The mosquito is just an innocent bystander who doesn't know any better, you cruel accusers. :cry:

The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. Toriko42

No it hasn't. It's the organisms it transmits that kill people. Kind of like HIV. HIV has never killed anyone, rather it's just all the crap that infects you after you develop AIDS that kills you.

Anyway, the world's true deadliest animal is humans. It's hard to outkill a species that is single handedly responsible for increasing extinction rates by a factor of 100-1000x. Even the biggest animal threat posed to humans is other humans.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="-FlyLo-"]They rank it based on how many people its killed.-FlyLo-

I know. And the mosquito has really killed no one. It's malaria that kills people.

Now that box jellyfish - that's a badass killer. :P

[QUOTE="-FlyLo-"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

I know. And the mosquito has really killed no one. It's malaria that kills people.

Now that box jellyfish - that's a badass killer. :P

FFCYAN

If it makes you feel any better chances are good that if there was enough venom injected in you to cause impotence then you'd probably be dead.

I think I'd rather be in a room with a mosquito than any of those other things.DrSponge

I'd rather be locked in a room with 100 mosquitos than be in the same beach as one of those jellyfish.

Homo sapiens

[QUOTE="-FlyLo-"][QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

That doesn't suprise me. The mosquito has been mass murdering human beings since we first came about. Funny how the smallest living organisms are the ones most likely to kill us.;)

muller39

Are you going to learn how to ride a polar bear?

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. gameguy6700

No it hasn't. It's the organisms it transmits that kill people. Kind of like HIV. HIV has never killed anyone, rather it's just all the crap that infects you after you develop AIDS that kills you.

Anyway, the world's true deadliest animal is humans. It's hard to outkill a species that is single handedly responsible for increasing extinction rates by a factor of 100-1000x. Even the biggest animal threat posed to humans is other humans.

[QUOTE="-FlyLo-"]They rank it based on how many people its killed.GabuEx

I know. And the mosquito has really killed no one. It's malaria that kills people.

Now that box jellyfish - that's a badass killer. :P

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. GabuEx

Malaria has killed millions of people. The mosquito is just an innocent bystander who doesn't know any better, you cruel accusers. :cry:

What about the Great White? It's only killed 65 people since 1876! And most cases of Great Whites attacking humans were because the great white mistook the person for a seal.

Ahem, it is not a animal... Its a INSECTOID

Kinda disappointed in the fact that hippos weren't on that list. Hippos attack crocodiles and I'm pretty sure they've killed more people than lions.Hungry_bunny

That doesn't suprise me. The mosquito has been mass murdering human beings since we first came about. Funny how the smallest living organisms are the ones most likely to kill us.;)

FFCYAN

Kinda disappointed in the fact that hippos weren't on that list. Hippos attack crocodiles and I'm pretty sure they've killed more people than lions. And mosquitoes is a weird choice for nr 1... but I guess that if you count the malaria as their shotgun then it is pretty dangerous.Hungry_bunny

That was a terrible article. Great White Sharks? Wtf, there are far more dangerous and aggressive sharks out there. Heck, there are coconut trees more dangerous than sharks out there. :|

I guess that makes sense. I mean, malaria is a rampant killer, especially in Africa.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. bigfatcrap

Malaria has killed millions of people. The mosquito is just an innocent bystander who doesn't know any better, you cruel accusers. :cry:

What about the Great White? It's only killed 65 people since 1876! And most cases of Great Whites attacking humans were because the great white mistook the person for a seal.

Pffftt.... they OBVIOUSLY forgot someone...

The world's deadliest animal is the human.

Think about it.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]The Mosquito has killed millions of people, it's terrible. Makemap

No it hasn't. It's the organisms it transmits that kill people. Kind of like HIV. HIV has never killed anyone, rather it's just all the crap that infects you after you develop AIDS that kills you.

Anyway, the world's true deadliest animal is humans. It's hard to outkill a species that is single handedly responsible for increasing extinction rates by a factor of 100-1000x. Even the biggest animal threat posed to humans is other humans.

Biologists have seriously suggested that humans are the sixth mass extinction. In other words, we're as catastrophic to life as giant asteroids and dramatic climate changes. A parasite may seemingly kill a lot of stuff (which it doesn't btw, most parasites just weaken you, it's not in their interests to kill you) but when was the last time you heard of malaria wiping out a species? Now when was the last time you heard of humans wiping out a species?

We kill off a few species every year. That's not killing off one or two animals, that's eliminating entire populations of animals. For example, after humans arrived in Ocenia the biodiversity of the rail (a type of bird) went from 2,000 species to an astounding four. In the 4000-8000 years preceeding human arrival in the Galapagos there were a total of 3 extinctions. In the ~400 years since human arrival on the Galapagos there have been 20 more extinctions. It's been suggested that at the current rate of extinctions and species endangerment that in less than 95 years 60% of all species on Earth will have gone extinct. Think about that for a second. That means that humans, in a mere 150,000 years of existence, will have managed to kill off 60% of life on Earth. All the other animals on that list can't even kill off one species, let alone millions. Even past super-predators that were able to kill off a couple species weren't able to usher in a new mass extinction event.

Pffftt.... they OBVIOUSLY forgot someone...

InsomniacZombie

That's awesome.

No. It's definatly the liger.Red-Ravens

Hippos are way more dangerous than elephants. Good list otherwise I guess..

Hippos are way more dangerous than elephants. Good list otherwise I guess..

Papitar

The Mosquito... understand able think of all those people killed in Africa... Indeed very deadly.

That was a terrible article. Great White Sharks? Wtf, there are far more dangerous and aggressive sharks out there. Heck, there are coconut trees more dangerous than sharks out there. :|

metroidfood

Indeed. Great white sahrks only have the fame. In fact the most aggressive shark is the Bull-Shark he kils 10 times more than the great white one. and yes, its also in Australia

About the jellyfish, it have been recently discovered that the sand box is not the most dangerous one. They a have tiny cousin, to the size of a bean with a much more powerfull poison. Although this have been found for about 2 years only. The sand box still carry the fame.

No. It's definatly the liger.Red-Ravens

That doesn't suprise me. The mosquito has been mass murdering human beings since we first came about. Funny how the smallest living organisms are the ones most likely to kill us.;)

FFCYAN