Plants / Animals you just don't fuck with

[Morbeas]

So here's a thread about what plants or animals you'd least want to accidentally (or I guess if you're daring/stupid enough; voluntarily) come in contact with. I was prompted to start this thread after watching a documentary on Box jellyfish. I sure as fuck feel bad for those who live in Australia. They have some bad ass shit that live there.

So to kick off the thread here are two things I hope I never have to deal with:

Box Jellyfish (Chironex Fleckeri) Chironex fleckeri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



This thing is so toxic that a single tentacle has enough juice to kill 60 adult humans in as little as 3 minutes!



And as for the plant, we have the castor bean plant. It apparently contains a poison called ricin, which incidentally was used to kill a Bulgarian writer in the late 70s. Fucked up thing is apparently this thing is planted in parks in most cities. Though death from castor beans are rare, I sure as shit wouldn't want to risk it.

[OhSeven]

If it can take out the Crocodile Hunter then it would fuck you up.

[Wrathcaster]

Creep me the fuck out.

[Tortfeasor]

Any tree that leaks sap. That shit is infuriating when it gets on you.

[audiocord]

poison ivy.

[XadionDarkborn]

whats that frog that oozes foamylike poison that will wtfpwn you...again I think its aulstralia...crap cant find it- but its more deadly than the "poison dart frog" from southamerica- booo...

and poison ivy is suckballs

[Eomer]

Bear attacks B.C. man after jumping on fishing boat

That bear was pretty badass. Although a bunch of fishermen beating a 300lb bear to death with gaffes, a hammer, and then eventually slitting it's throat is pretty badass as well.

[Morbeas]

Originally Posted by XadionDarkborn

whats that frog that oozes foamylike poison that will wtfpwn you...again I think its aulstralia...crap cant find it- but its more deadly than the "poison dart frog" from southamerica- booo...

and poison ivy is suckballs

The deadliest frog in the world is the Golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) native to Colombia. It produces about a milligram of poison that can kill up to 20 people.

The Most Poisonous Frog

[Jarlan]

Originally Posted by Morbeas

The deadliest frog in the world is the Golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) native to Colombia. It produces about a milligram of poison that can kill up to 20 people.

The Most Poisonous Frog

The expression of that frog is priceless.. its as if its saying "Touch me, I dare you.."

[Grave]

But they are so cute.

Anyway, I'll throw in Fire Ants. They are responsible for 150-200 deaths a day, and are known to even crawl inside the mouth as they swarm. Blech.

[Snugglebear]

Originally Posted by Grave

But they are so cute.

Anyway, I'll throw in Fire Ants. They are responsible for 150-200 deaths a day, and are known to even crawl inside the mouth as they swarm. Blech.

Wait, these can kill you? I just thought they stung a little bit.

[Celebrindal]

I posted this a while ago in the Video Thread, but you get the idea.

[Grave]

Originally Posted by Snugglebear

Wait, these can kill you? I just thought they stung a little bit.

I think a lot of people mistake other small, biting red ants for real fire ants. If a real fire ant bites you, it's way more than a little sting. They get the name because it feels like you've been severely burned. Yeah though, if you get swarmed each ant will bite you multiple times and it can be enough to kill you. People die to them everyday, apparently. Just sounds like a terrible way to go.

These highly aggressive ants will swarm in a few seconds. When a fire ant bites, it first grabs the skin with its mandibles. This anchors the ant so that it can thrust its abdominal stinger and venom into the victim’s skin. A fire ant delivers a very painful and burning sting to its victims. This fiery burning pain is intensified because of the likelihood of multiple bites or stings. It is for this reason that the fire ant got its name.

The problem is that fire ants do not bite or sting only once. In fact, one fire ant will sting relentlessly. This multiple stinging or biting (7 or 8 stings) is usually in a circular pattern around the area where the fire ant anchored itself. In addition, encounters with fire ants usually involve several or even up to hundreds of ants. Therefore, the amount of fire ant bites in an attack can be significant with each one of those fire ants stinging multiple times.

Maybe not the deadliest insect alive or anything, but I think it still definitely qualifies as something not to be fucked with, especially since they are fairly common in the US.

[mad-doc]

These fuckers, their spines are the size of an wasp sting only thinner.
Touching the cactus means you just scored yourself a good dozen of the spines. Now have fun getting rid of them.

[Morbeas]

Wow, I'm actually very surprised to hear that about fire ants. I mean 150 to 200 people a DAY? Are you sure about that statistic Grave?

Here's a picture of a human leg, three days after being bitten by fire ants.