From extreme pain to death: the three worst ants in the world
Created: 07/17/2022, 10:48 am
By: Olaf Kubasik
Some species of ants are definitely not to be trifled with by humans.
© Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa
Don't read any further if you're afraid of insects.
Because there are ants that cause extreme pain and even kill people.
Ants are small - and in Germany they are more of a nuisance than a danger.
Because, according to experts, like the Argentine ant, which has meanwhile even arrived in this country, they are only considered pests.
However, some species of these insects are much more than that!
Because they can cause people the greatest pain or even kill them.
echo24.de
presents the three most dangerous ant species in the world.
Note: This is NOT for the faint of heart!
Only in third place in the
echo24.de
ranking
lands the ant that gives humans the greatest pain ever after an insect bite.
Why?
Because to this day no fatalities are known after an attack by the 24-hour ant.
Nevertheless, people bitten by the "Bullet Ant" in Central and South America speak of a feeling of "burning alive".
And that for 24 hours – hence the name.
After this time, the spook is over.
Without long-term consequences.
family | Ants (Formicidae) |
class | Insects (Insecta) |
partial order | Stinging (Aculeata) |
Different types | 14,000 (described), 30,000 (possible) |
The three most dangerous ants in the world: pain and death for humans
Second place in the world's most dangerous ant ranking by
echo24.de
is taken by an entire subfamily called bulldog ants.
All their representatives, including
Myrmecia gulosa
counts, are highly aggressive, kill animals in the jump and can also bring people under the ground.
In Tasmania, the insects are reported to cause more deaths "than all snakes, spiders, bees and sharks combined".
Their top 1 problem: the "antisocial" behavior of acting individually.
That's why a worldwide killer swarm ranks first.
Death victims of the red fire ant are mostly old people, allergy sufferers - or babies.
Because unlike the 24-hour ant or representatives of the bulldog ants, these insects act as a murderous state.
And for a long time now it has not only been active in its original homeland of South America, but is spreading rapidly as a neozoon.
According to experts, around 100 people die every year from red fire ants.
And there will be more and more - thanks to globalization and global warming.
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