The not so humble bulldog #ant (genus Myrmecia), #Australia’s most venomous #insect, with its big eyes, enormous mandibles, and neurotoxins that outclass even the feared funnel-web spider: https://youtu.be/gKUhp4KDJZQ

#biology #zoology #entomology

Australia's Most VENOMOUS Insect is a Living Nightmare

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@davej

Honey-bees are much more dangerous - about 1.1 fatalities per year in Australia.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6694624/

Compared with all ant species at 0.3 per year:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12165310/

Bee-sting mortality in Australia - PubMed

Death as a result of a bee sting is uncommon in Australia. During the 22 years from 1960 to 1981, 25 individuals have been recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as having died shortly after a bee sting. This gives a mortality incidence of 0.086/1 000 000 population per year, but may be an …

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@dhobern Good to know! Thank you!

IIRC, the video was comparing LD50, though, rather than fatalities.