Random Scarier Facts About Most Terrifying Animals In World (12 items)

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  (#8) Electric eel

  • Electrophorus electricus

  Sitting on the deck of a boat doesn't guarantee your safety from some of the animals under the sea. It was recently proven electric eels can jump out of water and attack. Reports of eels jumping out of the Amazon River to shock horses were widely considered to be myths and legend, but this recent discovery changes everything.
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  (#7) Great white shark

  • Carcharodon carcharias

  Hiding from a shark on the hunt is nearly impossible. A shark's body is covered in a electro-receptive system of pores filled with conductive gel over the front of their body. It can detect electrical impulses made from even the smallest muscle movements, as well as changes in temperature and vibrations.

  So if you're in the water with a great white who's gearing up for an attack, good luck.
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  (#10) Cockroach

  • Blattaria

  If you ever tried to kill a cockroach but only managed to get their head you have failed in your task. A headless cockroach can live for weeks. They won’t bleed out because of their low pressure, open circulatory system that can seal off the wound before too much blood escapes the body.

  The disgusting beast will finally die from starvation after days of living headless in your house.
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  (#9) Mosquito

  • Culicidae

  Everyone thinks mosquitos are all about sucking us dry because they’re hungry, but only the female of the species is after our blood. While the males dine on fruit nectar, the mothers-to-be extract proteins from our blood to develop their eggs.

  If you were bitten, chances are you just helped unleash a whole new swarm of these little monsters on the world.
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  (#6) Jellyfish

  • Scyphozoa

  Larger deep sea jellyfish have strong enough venom to kill a man, but that's not the only way they can do us harm. In 2009, a Japanese trawler called the Diasan Shiunsho-maru capsized when its crew tried to haul in a net full of Nomura’s jellyfish, which can grow to sizes of 400 pounds or more.

  The weight, and, maybe the fear, were too much for the three-man vessel.
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  (#2) African bee

  • Apis mellifera scutellata

  We all laughed at cartoons when someone jumped into a body of water to avoid a swarm of bees, only to be stung after they surface. Turns out it's not so funny: it's real. A killer bee's sting is no worse than the one you're most likely used to, but they travel in groups of 30,000 or more and will wait for above the water if you try to outsmart them by going under.

  Experts say you should run for a quarter mile to give yourself the best chance for survival. Flailing your arms and screaming while running is optional.

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