Venomous Desert Dwellers
Bites & Stings
The Venomous Desert Dwellers Guide features the most dangerous reptiles, insects and spiders. These animals inject venom by stinging or biting their prey. A poisonous animal differs from a venomous one by their method of delivery. A poisonous animal will secrete toxins through their skin when another animal touches or ingests it. Examples of poisonous animals are the Sonoran desert toad and blister beetles.
Venomous Lizards
Venomous Arachnids
Scorpions
Scorpion Overview
Scorpion Stings
Scorpion Prevention & Extermination
Deathstalker Scorpion
Spiders
Black Widow Spider
Brown Widow Spider
Brown Recluse Spider
Tarantula Spider
Wolf Spider
Other Arachnids
Tick
Venomous Flying Insects
Assassin Bug
Honeybees
Killer Bees (Africanized Honey Bees)
Mosquito
Tarantula Hawk (Most painful sting of any USA insect)
Wasp, Hornet or Yellow Jacket