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Snakes. And if you guessed that the thing snakes can’t do is sneeze—sorry. They can’t chew, but snakes can sneeze. Even though they don’t seem to have noses, snakes do have nostrils. However, they only use their nostrils for breathing. Snakes do their smelling with their tongue and a thing called the Jacobson’s organ – […] More
When you’re out at sea, you generally know that danger may come from sharks, maybe manta rays, but mostly box jellyfish, which are much more abundant. And let’s admit, it almost never crosses your mind that a pretty shell you’ve found on the seafloor while diving might cause you harm. And yet… it can. Have […] More
House centipede has 15 pairs of legs, two well-developed eyes, and two long sensitive antennae to pick up smells and vibrations. It carries venom in the legs located by the head and near the mouth. And it can hold more than one prey in its legs using them like a lasso. A lot of people […] More
What animal can survive the longest without eating? Food equals fuel for every living being on Earth. But there are creatures that can live much longer — or much shorter — than we humans can without any “refueling.” For example, sharks only feed when necessary, being able to swim around hungry for 70 days. And […] More
What animal has the most babies at one time? When it comes to biology, any species’ primary goal is to perpetuate itself. Our own species usually makes just 1 successor at a time, while a queen ant can make thousands a day. That’s far from the maximum, but let’s start small on roughly how many […] More
Very few of us decide to dive into the depth of the ocean and explore, what’s going on there. What we can tell for sure is that it’s a place full pretty scary inhabitants we know very few about. The ocean is deep: the average depth of the entire ocean is about 3.5 km. and […] More
Watch more videos in our new App: https://bit.ly/3g9KM8j We’ve posted a lot of videos about Japan: about the unusual habits of the local people, about Japanese food, and also about the things that amaze foreign tourists. But today, we’ll tell you about critters that make Japan a bit terrifying place. Whether you’re living in Japan […] More
Horses live without a gall bladder. Lots of predatory animals, including our beloved cats and dogs, don’t have sweat glands on their bodies. Lungless salamanders live happily without — you guessed it — lungs. And lots of snake species have only one working lung. So, as you have probably guessed, we’ve prepared another compilation of […] More
Superheroes are not only found in movies. You don’t need to go to other planets to be amazed by the variety of lifeforms. Some incredible superpowers already exist in the world. Evolution has a very rich imagination and, thanks to it, there are bugs that can leap the distance of 100 times their body length, […] More
So you’re at home, enjoying your evening tea under a warm blanket, when all of a sudden you see a huge — no, enormous! — mosquito. Its long and gangling legs have a span of your palm, and it clumsily bumps into all the obstacles it meets. Despite its awkward appearance, it’s still terrifying! What […] More
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