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What is the most deadly animal to human beings?

Oh boy. I would think maybe some bacterium.

Oh, well, that's a stretch calling a bacteria an animal.

Okay. So you're talking about something that actually has, you know, a bunch of legs and walks around on the earth?

Is that your definition of animal?

Yeah.

Okay.

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