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Black Widow
Spider
The Black Widow is
easily identifiable by the distinctive red
markings on its stomach. It is a large widow
spider found throughout the world and commonly
associated with urban habitats or agricultural
areas. The Black Widow's venom is 15 times more
potent than a rattlesnakes.
Brazilian Wandering
Spider
This spider kills around
five people a year. Symptoms include immediate
pain, heavy perspiration and drooling. Often hides
in bunches of bananas.
Arsenic
Anyone
swallowing large amounts of arsenic will usually
die within a few hours following seizures and
shock. If death does not occur at this earlier
stage your kidneys will pack in and you will be
dead within days.
Capsaicin
This
is the chemical that makes chillis hot, but in its
purest form it is strong enough to kill you if you
eat it. Will cause burns and blistering in contact
with human skin.
Inland Taipan
Snake
This lethal Aussie
crawler is 50 times more deadly than the Indian
cobra. A salt-grain-sized amount of its venom can
kill a human.
Death Cap
Mushroom
One of the most toxic
fungi, 30g is enough to kill a human. Symptoms
include jaundice, lethargy, sweats and dizziness,
Usually the only treatment is a liver
transplant.
Deathstalker
Scorpion
Found in the hot
climates of North Africa and the Middle East, the
Deathstalker can kill a human with a single stab
of its barbed tail.
Dioxin
Reputed
to be the most dangerous man-made poison, it is
60,000 times more toxic than cyanide. A dose of
only 50 micrograms is lethal for a human - that's
a 1,000th of a small pill.
Death
Lily
Leaves can be confused
with wild onions. Found in America and Siberia.
It's fatal to humans and animals. Symptoms start
with burning lips and grow to slow heart beat, low
temperature, coma and finally
death.
Golden Poison
Frog
Found in Colombia, this
tiny 1.5ins frog is the world's most poisonous
creature. The lethal venom is on its skin and it
kills anything that eats it. An average frog
carries about one milligram of poison, which is
enough to kill 10,000 mice or 10 to 20
humans.
Anthrax
Contamination often comes from exposure
to infected animals. Symptoms include vomiting
blood and respiratory collapse. It killed five
people in the US in 2001 who were received it in
the post.
Stonefish
Found
on the sea bed off Australia, the stonefish's
sharp dorsal spines contain enough poison to kill
a human if trodden on. Death can occur within
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