Zambia – Deadly Insects – Scorpion – 1000 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger. The scorpion has a fearsome reputation as venomous, and about 25 species are known to have venom capable of killing a human being.

Zambia – Deadly Insects – Mosquito – 1000 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – Mosquitoes are a family of small, midge-like flies: the Culicidae. Although a few species are harmless or even useful to humanity, most are a nuisance because they suck blood from vertebrates, many of them attacking humans. In feeding on blood, various species of mosquitoes transmit some of the most harmful human and livestock diseases. Some authorities argue accordingly that mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on earth.