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Australia's most dangerous predators

We've got the experts' advice on how to avoid Australia's top predators and what to do if you fall victim.
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Jellyfish account for more than 80 known deaths since 1883. The box jellyfish (pictured) was responsible for 79 deaths, and Irukandji the other two. Both jellyfish have tentacles that are generally invisible, can entangle you and have millions of harpoons that inject a lot of venom at once. The box jellyfish in particular is the only one on this list that can kill in minutes. Ergo, highly dangerous.

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  • Adrian

    15 May 2012

    You missed one. Humans, especially humans in cars. Kills 2-3 orders of magnitude more people each year than all these animals put together!
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  • Erika

    15 May 2012

    I’m led to believe that the European Honey Bee kills more people each year than spiders, crocs and sharks. Report

     
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