Top 9 Worst Animal In Australia (With Pictures)



1. Box Jellyfish

Box Jellyfish
Box Jellyfish

A box jellyfish is an appearance similar to the shape of a box. It has many tentacles encased in stingers that contain venom. They’re light blue and transparent and are named after their cube shape.

The diet of box jellyfish is composed predominantly of small fish, marine larvae, crustaceans, and plankton. Box jellyfish can grow up to 20 centimeters (8 in) across the entire box, and their weight can be as high as 2 kilograms. Box jellyfish can be found in warm waters of the coast all over the globe.



2. Bull Shark

Bull Shark
Bull Shark

According to a variety of experts, bull sharks are among the most deadly sharks in the world. Bull sharks stand out from other sharks due to their sizeable width-to-length ratio imposing appearance.

Bull sharks are not one to be averse to eating. The bull shark eats a diverse diet, including sharks, fish, rays, dolphins, turtles, birds, crustaceans, echinoderms, and mollusks. Male bull sharks reach approximately seven feet and weigh around 130 kilograms.

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3. Cassowary

Cassowary
Cassowary

The cassowary is an enormous and flightless bird that is with the emu. A striking bird with a shiny black plumage. The adult southern cassowary sports a large dark brown casque (helmet) over its head. Its eyes are a vibrant blue.

Cassowaries favor fallen fruit. However, they will also consume small vertebrates, invertebrates such as fungi, carrion, and even plants. The southern species is the largest, measuring 5.8 feet tall and weighing 44 kilograms. Cassowaries are found throughout tropical rainforests, and Melaleuca (paperbark) is a swamp and mangrove forest. They also inhabit woodlands.

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4. Stonefish

Stonefish
Stonefish

The most poisonous fish in the world is a close cousin to the scorpionfishes, also known as stonefish. Stonefish are usually gray or brown, with orange, yellow, and red patches.

The reef stonefish is a scavenger that eats shrimp, small fish, and other crustaceans. It can grow to 14-20 inches and as much as 5 pounds of weight. Stonefish are sluggish bottom dwellers who live on coral or rocks and in estuaries, mudflats, and mudflats.



5. Death Adder

Death Adder
Death Adder

, The Common Death Adder is one species of death adder indigenous to Australia. Their color ranges from reddish-brown to grey, with lighter and darker bands that run along their body. The diet of the death adder comprises mainly of birds, frogs, lizards, mice, and rats. It has a body length of 70-100cm and weighs up to 96 g.



6. Cone shell

Cone shell
Cone shell

Cone shells come with cylindrical or cone-shaped shells with a giant foot. They are available in a variety of colors and patterns. All cone snails are giant at one end and more minor at the base (the traditional “cone” shape).

Cone snails are the most common food source for the worms, but some also eat other snails, while certain species consume fish and catch them for dinner. The size of the shell varies from 25mm to 62 millimeters. Commonly connected with coral reefs, sandy bottoms, and intertidal zones, Cone shells are located in subtropical, tropical, and tropical areas.

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7. Giant centipede

Giant centipede
Giant centipede

The Giant Centipede ranges in color from dark blue-green brown to orange-yellow. It is found in various areas across South America and the extreme south Caribbean. This Giant Centipede ranges in color from dark blue-green brown to orange-yellow.

They feed on tiny invertebrates, such as crickets, snails, worms, and roaches. They are a lizard eater too. They can grow to over 30cm (12 inches) long. The species of centipedes are favored by preferring living in humid conditions.



8. Yellowbelly Sea Snake

Yellowbelly Sea Snake
Yellowbelly Sea Snake

The Yellow-bellied Sea snake is the most aquatic among all sea snakes, and it is found in the open ocean, far away from reefs and coasts. Yellow-bellied Sea Snakes move by the lateral undulation of their bodies, moving either forward or backward. In the wild, they are known as the Yellow-bellied Sea Snake eats only fish.

The majority of individuals measure 1-1.5 meters (3.3-5 feet) in length. The sea snake with a yellow belly (Pelamis platurus) lives its entire life in marine habitats.



9. Mouse spider

Mouse spider
Mouse spiderMouse spider

They are often described as “mouse spiders” from the widely disproven notion that they dig deep burrows reminiscent of that made by mice. Depending upon the type of animal, their abdomens are uniformly black, dark blue, or black, with an ethereal grey or white area on top.

Mouse spiders eat insects primarily, but they also consume other small mammals when they have the chance. Mouse spiders can grow to 10 mm to 35 mm body length and weigh between 0.05-170 170 grams in habitats that range from open forests to semi-arid woodland.

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