What image instantly comes to mind when you think of the world’s deadliest animals? Mine immediately went to hippopotamuses who are known to be deadly to anyone who strays close to them in the water. Perhaps snakes.
This chart from the Our World in Data team does a beautiful job of showing us the power of availability bias.
The deadliest animals are mosquitos followed by humans – by far.
Incredible to think the mosquito impact is separate from sandflies and Tsetse flies.
The saying – “If you think you’re too small to make an impact, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room” – takes on an entirely new meaning when you look at this chart.
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