Category: Deadly
Morgellons disease.
Mysterious disease in which different-colored fibers pop out of the afflicted person’s skin.
Post date: Friday, May 12th, 2006.
Bubo bubo.
Eagle owl that preys on house pets and has a five-foot wing span has escaped from captivity in Scotland. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 13th, 2006.
Trypanosoma cruzi.
Tropical parasite responsible for Chagas disease, a disease that shuts down the retina and causes night blindness.
Post date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.
Imogine lateotentare.
Newly discovered species of predator flatworms that squirt digestive juices into their prey and suck their flesh out.
Post date: Saturday, January 21st, 2006.
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
New fatal ’superbug’ called mersa is spreading throughout Tucson. (via)
Post date: Saturday, December 31st, 2005.
Animal tracking.
Japanese legislation would require owners of dangerous animals to have tracking microchips implanted into their pets in case they got loose.
Post date: Thursday, October 13th, 2005.
His bad.
God officially blamed for a 2003 ferry disaster. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 4th, 2005.
Bufo toxin.
Kids in Australia are getting high on frogs.
Post date: Wednesday, September 28th, 2005.
Stranglehold.
Ted Nugent is offering his hunting skills to protect Manitoba from bears.
Post date: Tuesday, August 30th, 2005.
Fittest.
The 10 animals you don’t want to meet up close and personal. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, July 12th, 2005.






