Popular belief often points to apex predators such as lions or tigers as deadliest animals. However, most lethal animals are ...

Venom is one of the animal kingdom's oldest and most effective weapons, providing creatures with an effective means of attack or defense. Spider venom, for example, is thought to have evolved from a ...

Most poisonous creature: Many types of animals are found in the world. Some walk, some run, some crawl, and some are found in water. In the same way, some animals are poisonous while others are less ...

Last month, the CDC released an article calling the mosquito the world's deadliest animal, killing more people than any other creature in the world through a variety of diseases. What diseases do ...

The sting from a geographic cone snail is potent enough to kill a human. Learn all about this fascinating predatory snail.

Of all the creeping, crawling critters that potentially pose problems for humans, spiders occupy a special niche. Unlike the biting, stinging pests such as hornets, wasps, snakes, and ticks that ...

There's an animal in Georgia that's deadlier than any alligator or snake, and there are more than 60 types of it here. Here's how to protect yourself.