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Dangerous insects
The deadliest insects are often the smallest, because they spread disease. These all fit the Insects × Dangerous square from a past Overlaple puzzle.
This pair comes from a past Overlaple puzzle: Tuesday, 29 September 2026, where “Insects” and “Dangerous” met in one square. That page lists the best answers players gave.
Jev, the AI judge that scores Overlaple, says whether it fits both.
16 things that fit both
- MosquitoSpreads malaria and dengue: the deadliest animal to humans.
- Tsetse flySpreads sleeping sickness in Africa.
- Kissing bugSpreads Chagas disease in the Americas.
- Africanized honey beeThe “killer bee” defends its hive in huge numbers.
- Asian giant hornetThe largest hornet, with a powerful sting.
- Fire antSwarms and stings, leaving burning welts.
- Bullet antIts sting is said to be the most painful of any insect.
- Jack jumper antAn Australian ant whose sting can cause severe allergic reactions.
- Driver antColumns of millions of ants that overrun anything in their path.
- Body louseSpreads epidemic typhus.
- SandflySpreads leishmaniasis.
- Blister beetleReleases a chemical that blisters skin.
- YellowjacketAn aggressive wasp that can sting again and again.
- Puss caterpillarA furry caterpillar with venomous hidden spines.
- BotflyLays eggs whose larvae burrow under skin.
- Desert locustSwarms can strip farmland and cause famine.
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