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Appearance and size can be deceiving when it comes to animals that kill humans<\/p>\n\n

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Just 25 species of scorpion have stings that are fatal to humans <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

1 MOSQUITOES <\/strong>(Culicidae family)<\/em><\/strong>
Mosquitoes transmit infectious pathogens causing over 725,000 deaths annually.<\/p>\n\n

2 HUMANS <\/strong>(Homo sapiens)<\/em><\/strong>
Are responsible for an estimated 431,000 human deaths every year.<\/p>\n\n

3 FRESHWATER SNAILS <\/strong>(Gastropoda class)<\/em><\/strong>
Host deadly parasites known as flukes, estimated to kill 200,000 people a year.<\/p>\n\n

4 SAW-SCALED VIPER <\/strong>(Echis carinatus)<\/em><\/strong>
Snake bites kill up to 138,000 per year. The deadliest is the saw-scaled viper.<\/p>\n\n

5 ASSASSIN BUGS <\/strong>(Reduviidae family)<\/em><\/strong>
Some species spread Chagas disease, which kills around 10,000 people a year.<\/p>\n\n

6 SCORPIONS <\/strong>(Scorpiones order)<\/em><\/strong>
Kill about 2,600 every year.<\/p>\n\n

7 ASCARIS ROUNDWORMS <\/strong>(Ascaris genus)<\/em><\/strong>
The eggs are accidentally ingested, and parasitic worms kill around 2,500 a year.<\/p>\n\n

8 CROCODILES <\/strong>(Crocodylidae family)<\/em><\/strong>
Kill about 1,000 every year.<\/p>\n\n

9 HIPPOPOTAMUSUS <\/strong>(Hippopotamus amphibius) <\/em><\/strong>
Kill an estimated 500 a year.<\/p>\n\n

10 ELEPHANTS <\/strong>(Elephantidae family)<\/em><\/strong>
Loss of habitat means more conflict with people, leading to 500 deaths per year.<\/p>\n\n

Photo: SCORPION: ERNEST COOPER\/ALAMY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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