Perhaps accidentally, some of them land on the intruder and proceed to inflict painful stings.
Certain tropical species can inflict painful bites on humans if handled or accidentally encountered.
Theraphosids are generally harmless to humans, although they can inflict painful bites if provoked.
Because of their sluggish habits, these fishes are sometimes stepped on by people and can inflict painful wounds.
A few harmful species can inflict painful injuries; some others serve as intermediate hosts for parasites of humans.
But more importantly, some can attack people directly and inflict painful bites as well as introduce disease-causing organisms.
Despite its battlefield defeat, Isil is likely to continue to inflict painful attacks against Iraqi military forces and civilians.
Those prices inflict painful choices -- especially in cities without adequate public transportation and in small towns and suburbs where long distances make driving a necessity.
Inflicting painful losses on them might scare them off and make it easier for monetary authorities to slow the yen's rise the next time.
Fighting also continued around Bukamal, SANA reported, with government troops inflicting "painful blows" by killing and wounding "dozens" of opposition fighters in the town, which is near Deir al-Zour.
