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This is a list of organisms that are dangerous to humans. They are dangerous because:
- they have instinctively aggressive behavior
- humans themselves are in their diet.
- they are poisonous to humans.
For convenience, "organisms" includes viruses, in addition to animals, plants and others.
Animals
editAttacking Animals
editAnimals that have been known to attack and eat humans
editInsects
editFish
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Reptiles
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Mammals
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Animals that have been known to injure/kill humans in self defense
editInvertebrates
editFish
editReptiles
editBirds
editMammals
editVenomous Animals
editVenomous non-biting animals
editInvertebrates
edit- Box Jellyfish [7]
- Portuguese Man Of War
- Irukandji jellyfish
- Lion's mane jellyfish
- Scorpion
- Cone snail
Amphibians
editFish
editBirds
editMammals
editVenomous biting animals
editReptiles
edit- Brown Snake
- Cobra
- Copperhead
- Coral snake
- Cottonmouth
- Death Adder
- Mamba
- Rattlesnake
- Taipan
- Viper
- Gila Monster
Invertebrates
edit- Centipede
- Flea
- Black Widow Spider
- Brown Recluse
- Hobo Spider
- Caterpillar
- Jumping Spider
- Funnel-Web Spider
- Brazilian Spider
- Scorpion
- Wolf spider
- Blue-Ringed Octopus
Mammals
editParasites
editPlants
editPoisonous plants
editFungi
editPoisonous fungi
editProtozoa
editBacteria
edit- Escherichia Coli
- Shigella
- Salmonella
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium tetani
- Bacillus anthracis
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
- Vibrio Cholerae
- Yersinia Pestis
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
- Actinomyces israelii
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacillus subtilis
- Bordetella pertussis
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Borrelia recurrentis
- Brucella melitensis
- Brucella abortus
- Brucella suis
- Brucella canis[8]
Viruses
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The Rock python has only one attack, on a child
- ^ See [[1]] for topics or [[2]] for daily articles on this subject. [citation needed]
- ^ A Chimpanzee named Frodo killed and ate a toddler. Other predatory attacks on children had been reported before. [citation needed]
- ^ There was a case of a Chow Chow killing and eating a man [citation needed]
- ^ "Is the fear of wolves justified? A Fennoscandian perspective" (PDF). Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ See [[3]] for topics or [[4]] for daily articles on this subject. [citation needed]
- ^ Box jellyfish attacks especially involve Chironex fleckeri
- ^ http://130.54.99.137/alphabetlist-e.html
See also
editExternal links
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Category:Human-animal interaction
Category:Biology lists
Category:Lists of animals
Category:Lists of plants