As James pointed out, there are a number of wild card species which at the very least merit a draw in almost any battle. Why? Venom.
Five most venomous species:
5. Stonefish
4. Blue-Ringed Octopus
3. Inland Taipan Snake
2. Brazilian Wandering Spider
1. Box Jellyfish
And while we're on the subject, the ten most venomous snakes:
10. Western Brown
9. Death Adder
8. Giant Black Tiger
7. Western Tiger
6. Beaked Sea Snake
5. Riesvie Tiger
4. Eastern Tiger
3. Taipan
2. Common (Eastern) Brown
1. Inland Taipan (or Fierce Snake)
I still don't understand why the Inland Taipan is so underrepresented. One bite from contains enough venom to kill 50 adult humans (or one Marc Tohme). Now that's high quality carnage.