Top 10 small but extremely dangerous animals

Usually we panic when we see large snakes or spiders, due to our instinctive thinking "the bigger - the more dangerous". In fact, however, we should probably be wary of the small animals on the list below. These animals are small in size, but they can kill you in just a few minutes with extremely dangerous poison.

1. Coral Snake

Coral snakes often live in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico and South America. They are related to the cobra, but have a very different shape. They are quite colorful and very small in size, usually only about 50cm long. Although coral snakes rarely actively attack and usually only use venom to defend themselves, the venom of this snake can paralyze your central nervous system for a period of several minutes.
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2. Blue Ringed Octopus

This species of octopus is named after their body characteristics, usually they are yellow or brown, but when scared, their body will have blue spots and rings. Despite their beautiful appearance, and size of only a few centimeters, a few drops of their venom can kill nearly 30 adults. They usually live in the seas around Australia.
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3. Brazilian Spiders

This spider does not use silk and webs to catch prey, but they often actively hunt with their deadly venom. Since 2007, this Brazilian spider has been recognized as the most venomous spider in the world, and is responsible for the most deaths, most victims only living 1 hour after being bitten.
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4. Deathstalker Scorpion

This species of scorpion can be easily found in the deserts of Africa and Asia. When it comes to scorpions in general, the smaller the size, the stronger the venom, since they cannot protect themselves with their claws but have to rely on venom. The Deathstalker scorpion is only about 5cm long, and they are considered the most venomous scorpion in the world. Their poison will cause you pain, convulsions, paralysis and fever, which will then lead to death.
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5. Tarantula bees

This particular bee lives in the forests of North America. Although only about 5cm long, but the Tarantula wasp can destroy spiders many times larger. They usually kill the spider with venom and clever tactics, then lay eggs in the spider, the bee larvae will eat the spider and live for 35 days. Although Tarantula bees don't usually attack humans, their venom ranks second in terms of pain.
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6. Japanese honey bee

The giant honey bee in Japan is larger than the average honey bee, but they are only 5cm to 8cm in size. Their sting can paralyze the nervous system and attack the tissues around the sting, causing extreme pain. More specifically, they can sting many times and with a flight speed of up to 40km/h they are real killers. About 40 people in Japan die each year from the venom of this bee.
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7. Dart Frog

This is one of the most colorful animals in the wild, helping them to warn and scare away predators. This frog is only about 5cm long and is usually blue, red and yellow, of which the golden dart frog is the most poisonous. The poison in one golden dart frog is enough to kill 10 adult men. The tribes often took the poison in the skin of this frog and applied it to darts, hence the name dart frog.
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8. Cone snail

With the ability to create more than 100 different types of poison on their own, the cone snail is one of the most special creatures on Earth. They usually live on the seabed, hiding in the sand and waiting for prey to pass by, when they will launch their hooks and inject poison into the prey. The complex group of toxins used by this snail are collectively known as conotoxins - the most powerful toxins in the world, one sting is enough to paralyze entire muscles and lead to death.
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9. Harvester Ants

The venom of a Harvester ant is not enough to affect us, but their danger lies in their numbers. When a Harvester ant bites you, the bite leaves behind a pheromone smell and sends a warning signal to all other nearby ants. They will attack their victims together and in great numbers they are truly the terror of any large object. The unfortunate victim can die from an allergy to the poison or from an anaphylactic reaction.
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10. Jellyfish Irukandji

Irukandji jellyfish are only about 2cm long, although they are the most poisonous animals on the planet. The poison of the jellyfish Irukandji is 100 times stronger than the cobra and 1000 times more powerful than the tarantula bee. After being bitten, the symptoms of vomiting, headache, increased blood pressure and heart rate will occur within minutes and the victim will certainly not avoid death. However, the venom of this jellyfish can be used to prepare anti-venom serum and cure impotence.
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