DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Suhana Khanum
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Animals which can end up our life are very dangerous to man kind .There are many such organisms but here I am going to discuss few types of dangerous animals.
Salt water crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus)
Its the world most largest reptile, these amazing creatures are found on the northern coast of Australia and South east Asia.
The salt water crocodile is large and opportunistic hyper carnivorous apex predator. It ambushes most of its prey and then drowns or swallows it whole. It is capable of prevailing over almost any animal that enters its territory including any other apex predators such as shark.
The average size of a salt water crocodile is four meter. The primary behavior to distinguish the salt water crocodile from other crocodile is its tendency to occupy salt water .Though other crocodiles also have salt glands that enable them to survive in saltwater, a trait which alligators do not possess, most other species do not venture out to sea except during extreme conditions.
Redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii)
Redback spider is most well known deadly spider better known in Australia . This spider certainly does have very potent venom, so much so that the tiny amount it delivers is capable of killing a human if not treated. These days the real danger of ‘death by red back spider’ is extremely low because of antivenom, used against its bite. Bites are still very common, and the effects are very painful, but venom acts on humans quite slowly. Only the female is capable of delivering an effective bite on humans, where as males are very small (3-4mmlong).
Box jelly fish (Cubozoa)
The infamous box jelly fish developed its frightening powerful venom to instantly stun or kill prey, like fish and shrimps, so their struggle to escape would not damage its delicate tentacles.
Their venom is considered to be among the most deadly in the world, containing toxins that attack the heart, nervous system, and skin cell. It is so painful, human victims have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore.
Box jellies , also called sea wasps and marine stingers, live primarily in coastal waters of Northern Australia and throughout Indo Pacific.