Bees encompass a wide range of species in the family Hymenoptera, which also includes ants and wasps. Bees are dangerous due to their painful stings, which are not generally harmful to most people ...

First up: spiders. There are around 40,000 species of spider and most are venomous. But, thankfully, only a handful pose a threat to humans. Including the male Sydney funnel-web spider.

Venomous fire ants swept up in floodwaters from Cyclone ... and fire ants have colonised about 20 per cent of the US. In most cases, fire ant bites cause a burning sensation that lasts about ...