The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and is home to more than 16,000 species of animals large and small, some of which can't be found anywhere else in the world. According to scientists, an average of 1 new animal species is discovered in this large South American forest every 3 days. Therefore, the Amazon is considered one of the most mysterious areas in the natural world full of terrifying creatures. Here are the top 10 most dangerous animals hiding in the Amazon jungle.
1. Giant Anaconda python
Over 200kg and up to 9m long are terrible numbers when it comes to the size of this giant python. This is considered the largest python species in the world and most of the time it is "soaked" in the water of the Amazon River to wait for the ill-fated prey.
2. Piranha
The terrible teeth and ferocity of the piranha are known worldwide. They can tear the flesh of their ill-fated prey from the bones in just a few seconds. Although known as scavengers, in the season of scarce food, they can attack live prey, even cannibals. Many cases of piranhas attacking humans have been recorded.
3. Caiman Black Crocodile
This is considered a giant animal in the crocodile family. However, they are only really dangerous when they are starved. Normally, they mainly eat fish.
4. Amazon Giant Centipede
The ordinary centipede is already an animal that scares many people, but when it comes to the giant centipedes in the Amazon, many people will have to "cry" because they have a body length of up to 12 inches. People bitten by this centipede may experience some symptoms such as fever, fatigue and dizziness.
5. Killer Bugs
The name of this beetle comes from the fact that their saliva is poisonous and can kill prey quickly.
6. Electric eel
Simply an eel has the ability to generate enough current to paralyze prey and even when "working at full capacity" their ability to generate electricity with a strength greater than the current we normally use. in the home.
7. Poison Dart Frog
This frog has a rather vibrant and eye-catching appearance. However, don't let that "eye-catching" look fool you because with just a small touch with their skin, a human heart can stop beating quickly.
8. Bullet ants
The body size of this animal is very small but it possesses extremely terrible bites. Even their bite is considered to be more painful than the bite of a poisonous spider Tarantula.
9. Brazilian Poisonous Spiders
This family of spiders is considered the most deadly and dangerous venomous animal in the world. If unfortunately bitten by a poisonous Brazilian spider, the victim will immediately fall into a state of difficulty breathing and may die after a very short time.
10. Amazonian mosquito
"Death" often lurks in the bites of Amazonian mosquitoes. Those who are bitten will immediately encounter problems like malaria in the middle of the jungle. This is really a dangerous animal because they are so small. and people can hardly avoid salt burns when entering the forest
