Most of the time insects are not a major problem to people, despite the fact that they outnumber humans by the millions. We’ve developed airtight homes to keep them out, and insect sprays to deter them from entering or eating from our crops. They have plenty of nooks and crannies outside to build their homes and spend much of their time eating wild plants and each other. However, there are some bug species that are very aggressive, and angry towards intruders. If you even walk through the same area where they live, you’ll be under threat of losing your life.
Killer Bees
Run while you still can!
The most obvious insect for this list is the Africanized Killer Bee, which is actually a man-made creation. In the 1950s, Warwick E. Kerr hybridized the European Bee with the African Bee. He wanted a docile bee that could produce lots of honey and survive in the jungle. What he got was a very territorial bee with a hair trigger temper capable of unloading the entire hive on an intruder into their territory and following that intruder, stinging all the way, for half a mile.
Army Ants
Don’t go to sleep!
The Army Ant found in the Amazonian Basin is one of the more frightening species of insects and have been the subject of many a horror movie. These ants don’t seek out intruders to attack, instead they are aggressive in the way they periodically swarm the jungle floor killing and eating anything in their path. Army ants don’t live in a single location. Rather they set up a temporary home where the Queen lays thousands of eggs, and when the eggs hatch, the entire colony goes on the move. Getting up to half an inch in size with massive jaws, the Army Ants swarm over living things that aren’t fast enough to get out of their path and slice them up alive.
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Yellow Jackets
You’re just making them mad!
The Yellow Jacket is among the most aggressive wasp out there. This insect is found in most of the North American continent. Luckily, it doesn’t get as large as some types of wasps, but it vigorously defends its hive sometimes going as far as a thousand feet to defend the colony. These insects can sting and bite repeatedly so you are getting it from both ends when under attack. Yellow Jackets tend to be at their most aggressive in the fall when the colony is at its largest size. Worst of all sudden movements or running tend to aggravate the wasps so they attack with more vigor. If you slap a single wasp when it stings you, it may release a hormone causing lots of other wasps to come and have their vengeance on you. People have died from yellow jacket attacks.
You don’t have to be frightened of just these three examples. There are lots of aggressive and dangerous insects in the world. Next time, you sit down next to a friendly picnic ant, be aware that he may be plotting to eat more than your Jell-O mold.
About the author: Chris is a marketing manager for a midland pest control company.
