Top 6 most venomous insects
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They're puny, they're pesky
and they pack a poisonous punch.
It's Orkin's Top 6 Most Venomous Insects.
Number Six, the honeybee.
Besides pollinating plants,
vital to our ecosystem and producing
that sweet golden nectar we love,
the honeybee happens to be the most
venomous of all the flying bumblers.
Luckily, the meaner is also sweet,
making it less likely to attack
and perfect for those
who can't grow facial hair.
Number Five, the paper wasp.
The sting of the most venomous wasp
on the planet, not only causes itching,
redness and painful swelling,
it sometimes brings fever, convulsions,
kidney failure and brace yourself, diarrhea.
It makes you want to run when
you see these wasps.
Number four Asian giant hornets.
Considered the largest hornet in the world,
the Asian giant delivers
a powerful prick with
its quarter inch stinger.
Its sting feels like a nail being driven
into your skin and its venom contains
eight different compounds
that not only cause pain
but also damage soft tissue
and emit an odor that attracts
more of its angry friends.
Number Three, the red harvester ant.
Well, less aggressive than fire ants,
the red harvester is still
one of the most venomous ants.
Their nasty bite induces painful swelling
and their venom spreads through
the lymph nodes
and may cause allergic reactions.
Number Two, the Lonomia
or assassin caterpillars.
As the world's most poisonous caterpillar,
a simple brush of these
creepy crawlers causes internal bleeding,
even within the brain,
kidney failure and death.
Be careful next time you trek
through the rainforests of South America
because there are assassins on the loose.
Now before we unveil our Number One,
remember that the best defense
against pests is the number one
name in pest control, Orkin.
Your Orkin man has pest control
down to a science.
Okay, we know you're swelling
with anticipation to find out
what's number one on our Orkin's Top Six
and it's the yellow harvester ant.
This pain-inflicting picnic record
beat up all other insects because
it takes less of the yellow harvesters
ant's toxin to kill than any
other venomous bug.
Fortunately, it's only found in one place,
Arizona, home to the Grand Canyon
and the grand champion of venomous insects.
Now, you know which bugs back up their bite
with the most badness.
Please feel free to
let us know what you think.
Until next time, sleep tight
and don't let any of these insects bite.