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The tiniest venomous animals

You do not have to be big to be venomous. Some of these are smaller than a grain of rice.

  1. 1Electric antAnts1.5 mm
  2. 2Southern fire antAnts4 mm
  3. 3House pseudoscorpionCaterpillars & bugs4 mm
  4. 4Red imported fire antAnts5 mm
  5. 5Asian needle antAnts5 mm
  6. 6Black imported fire antAnts5 mm
  7. 7European fire antAnts5 mm
  8. 8Tropical fire antAnts5 mm
  9. 9Acacia antAnts6 mm
  10. 10Green-head antAnts6 mm
  11. 11Samsum antAnts6 mm
  12. 12California harvester antAnts7 mm
  13. 13Maricopa harvester antAnts8 mm
  14. 14Peacock spiderSpiders8 mm
  15. 15Western harvester antAnts8 mm
  16. 16Red dwarf honey beeBees, wasps & hornets8 mm
  17. 17Common bombardier beetleCaterpillars & bugs9 mm
  18. 18Green weaver antAnts9 mm
  19. 19Red wood antAnts9 mm
  20. 20Florida harvester antAnts9 mm
  21. 21Mexican honey waspBees, wasps & hornets9 mm
  22. 22Red harvester antAnts9 mm
  23. 23Kipling's jumping spiderSpiders1 cm
  24. 24Mangrove box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingers1 cm
  25. 25Tiny clinging box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingers1 cm
  26. 26Kelep antAnts1.1 cm
  27. 27Paulista waspBees, wasps & hornets1.1 cm
  28. 28Dinosaur antAnts1.1 cm
  29. 29Jack jumper antAnts1.2 cm
  30. 30Army antAnts1.2 cm
  31. 31Trap-jaw antAnts1.2 cm
  32. 32Siafu driver antAnts1.2 cm
  33. 33Arboreal bicoloured antAnts1.2 cm
  34. 34Asian honey beeBees, wasps & hornets1.2 cm
  35. 35Southern black widowSpiders1.3 cm
  36. 36Western honey beeBees, wasps & hornets1.3 cm
  37. 37Eastern yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornets1.4 cm
  38. 38Large velvet antBees, wasps & hornets1.4 cm
  39. 39Southern yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornets1.4 cm
  40. 40Saucer bugCaterpillars & bugs1.4 cm
  41. 41Irukandji jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingers1.5 cm
  42. 42Common waspBees, wasps & hornets1.5 cm
  43. 43German waspBees, wasps & hornets1.5 cm
  44. 44Toxic zoanthidOther poisonous animals1.5 cm
  45. 45Aerial yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornets1.5 cm
  46. 46Boxer crab anemoneJellyfish & sea stingers1.5 cm
  47. 47Hairy panther antAnts1.5 cm
  48. 48Red-backed poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newts1.5 cm
  49. 49Striped blister beetleOther poisonous animals1.5 cm
  50. 50Thimble jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingers1.5 cm

Sizes come from Wikipedia where it gives them, otherwise they are a typical adult size. Tap an animal to see where its numbers come from.

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