This parasite is a proper nightmare fuel. The CDC explains that female botflies use mosquitoes as couriers, attaching their eggs to the insects’ bellies. When a mosquito bites a person, the body heat ...
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#13 Komodo Dragon The Komodo dragon is the largest monitor lizard on Earth, a 10-foot, 300-pound predator that rules Indonesia’s volcanic islands. It bites with venom that triggers massive blood loss, ...