Top Ten Deadliest Ants
The most dangerous ant in the world is the bulldog ant (Myrmecia pyriformis) found in coastal regions in Australia. In attack it uses its sting and jaws simultaneously. There have been at least three human fatalities since 1936, the latest a Victorian farmer in 1988.
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Green Tree ants, more formally known as Weaver ants, are unique in the ant world in that they form nests in trees by wrapping silk around large leaves and rolling them together into hollow balls. The nests can extend to a large number of neighbouring trees to form the colony.
They may be small but some types of Stinging Ants pack a punch. Find out about the deadliest types of ants, where they come from and what they can do to you.
The Bull ant is one of the largest and most aggressive ants in the world. They have long mandibles with which they hang on to prey while curling their abdomen around to inject the prey with their venomous sting.
Oleander (Nerium oleander) One of the most poisonous of garden plants in the world, oleander can send you into cardiac arrest within minutes of ingesting it. All of the plants parts are toxic; the leaves, flowers and fruit contain cardiac glycosides, which have therapeutic applications but are toxic if eaten in the wrong measure.
The crab’s eye “the deadly love bean” Known scientifically as Abrus precatorius and is believed to have originated from South East Asia. The seeds contain, abrin, an extremely poisonous chemical. It causes damage by attacking the body’s functions at the cellular level. When ingested whole, the rosary pea doesn't present any danger.
Polonium is a radioactive poison, a slow killer with no cure. One gram of vaporised polonium can kill about 1.5 million people in just a couple of months. The most famous case of polonium poisoning is that of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
Caution: Water hemlock can be deadly. It contains a toxin called cicutoxin, a violent convulsant, which acts as a stimulant in the central nervous system. Ingestion of hemlock can be fatal and symptoms can occur 15 minutes to 6 hours after the plant has been ingested.
They may be small but some types of Stinging Ants pack a punch. Find out about the deadliest types of ants, where they come from and what they can do to you.