I am retired. That means I am often looking for something to do. When I get that way I often will pull out my Book of Unusual Knowledge and read about Unusual Knowledge. Today you are going to benefit from my boredom...Or are you?
The World’s Most Dangerous Animals
Before I start, write down on a piece of paper which animal you think is the most Dangerous. There is a very good chance that you will not write down the one that is the Champion Killer...Or will you?
I’m going to list them by How Dangerous they are (number of humans killed) from Least Killed to Most Killed...
Ø Leopards...30 deaths per year.
Ø Cape Buffalo...40 deaths per year.
Ø My book disappoints me with these 4 because it does not quantify the number killed very well:
o Box Jellyfish...nearly a hundred deaths per year.
o Hippopotamus...approximately 150 deaths per year.
o Nile Crocodiles...hundreds of deaths per year.
o Lions...several hundred deaths per year.
Ø Elephants...500 deaths per year.
Ø Scorpions...1,500 deaths per year.
Ø Venomous Snakes...125,000 deaths per year.
Ø The Champion Killer that you did not guess correctly on your piece of paper is The Mosquito which kill as many as 2 Million Human Beings Each Year.
If this were a Killing Contest, it would be declared No Contest.
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Isn’t it interesting how so many listings come out to even numbers. There must be some form of Worldwide Killer Animal Communication System that puts out a Cease Killing Order when the year is nearing an end and the computer determines that a new bigger even number is not within reach and we would become confused if we saw a death total that was not easy to remember and quote to others so they will be impressed with our Unusual Knowledge.
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I’m reading your mind again. What I’m reading is your mind saying to itself, Why did God make Mosquitoes to start with? I’m thinking God said to Himself, “I did not know I could make mistakes but I sure did when I gave Man such a high opinion of himself”.
Just about the time when man was climbing onto his High Horse a Mosquito is sure to come along and take him down a few notches.
Alexander the Great is as good an example of this as any. It is well documented that he was known to go into panic mode when he heard a Mosquito buzzing his way. Once he detected a Mosquito he would pick up his skirt and run as fast as he could 101 yards from where he did his detecting.
He did this because of his Incomplete Mosquito Knowledge. He had Googled enough to know that some species of Mosquito can only fly 100 yards away from where they were born. His knowledge was incomplete because he did not take into account that some other Mosquitoes were born 100 yards away from other Mosquitoes and they were waiting for him and his exposed hairy legs to come running his way.
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Is A Mosquito An Animal Or An Insect?
They are considered
both. A mosquito is under the class Insecta, which is the largest class under
phylum Arthropoda. This means that this organism has an exoskeleton, a slim
segmented body, as well as a pair of appendages. Mosquitoes also have no
capacity to produce food on their own. These characteristics make this
notoriously dangerous and pesky insect an animal, too.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
4 comments:
I never bored -- so just call 1-800 B.B. and chat and laugh for awhile. Remember you are the Czar of the Department of Explanations. And you are The Smart Fella and The Noticer. If bored get up out of this seat in front of the computer , your fingers are getting stiff and your eyes are getting sleepy and your brain may be turning into mush. So--- go visit a friend, take a hike, or smell the roses. In the Spring I ask people to count the number of shades of Green they have in their yard. So turn the computer off and exercise your other senses.
Mosquitoes may be annoying, but they do have some surprising merits:
1. Tiny garbage disposals of the insect world, helping to decompose plant material in aquatic ecosystems.
2. A food source for birds, bats, and other critters.
3. Accidental matchmakers, pollinating flowers as they sip nectar.
4. Help scientists advance medicine by providing a model for studying diseases.
5. Part of the natural balance, and removing them could disrupt the ecosystem.
However, the scientific consensus is that mosquitoes bring more trouble than benefits. That's why scientists are working hard to reduce their populations and find creative ways to combat the diseases they carry.
Googled that thing about Alexander the Great and it seems like it’s true! Go figure
Flowers certainly scare me, I’m 85!
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