Snakes? Spiders? Jellyfish? Nope. Our most dangerous animal is the bee

By Daniella Miletic
Updated March 2 2017 - 2:33pm, first published January 17 2017 - 2:30pm
The bee looks innocuous - but it can be deadly. Photo: Nick Moir
The bee looks innocuous - but it can be deadly. Photo: Nick Moir
Box jellyfish were responsible for three fatalities between 2000 and 2013. Photo: National Geographic
Box jellyfish were responsible for three fatalities between 2000 and 2013. Photo: National Geographic
Snakes such as the taipan were to blame for half as many hospitalisations as bees and wasps. Photo: Cath Bowen
Snakes such as the taipan were to blame for half as many hospitalisations as bees and wasps. Photo: Cath Bowen
Spiders such as the Sydney funnel web spider have caused no deaths in the survey period. Photo: Ben Rushton
Spiders such as the Sydney funnel web spider have caused no deaths in the survey period. Photo: Ben Rushton

Australia's most dangerous venomous creature is not a snake or a spider, nor even a jellyfish.

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