Interesting Article:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110506/LIVEWELL01/705079929/1161

The most dangerous creature is the mosquito, killing about a million people a year worldwide by infecting them with malaria. In the US, where malaria has been eliminated, over five people a year die from contracting the disease elsewhere. About two people a year die in the US from rattlesnake bites.

He doesn't mention bees. I have heard that the annual toll from honey bees, due to anaphylactic shock, is around 50 people in the US. That's more than the toll from all the tiggers, bares, and lyons.


Edited by hikermor (05/08/11 10:05 AM)
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