Gazelle
Named for the Arabic word for love poems
Afghanistan
Praying Mantis
The mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
Worm
Doesn’t have eyes.
Gnat
Males form large mating swarms at dusk
Tick
They inject hosts with a chemical that stops them from feeling the pain of the bite
Jumping Spider
Some can jump 50 times the length of their bodies
Biscuit Beetle
The biscuit beetle form a symbiotic relationship with yeast
Bed Bugs
Bed bugs feed for 4-12 minutes.
Common Furniture Beetle
The common furniture beetle feeds exclusively on wood
Firefly
The firefly produces some of the most efficient light in the world
Long-Tailed Tit
Often hangs upside down while feeding!
Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
Shrew
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.
Indian Cobra
One of the Big Four.
Carpet Viper
The Carpet Viper probably bites and kills more people than any other species of snake.
Sable Ferret
Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.
White Ferret / Albino Ferrets
There are two different types of white ferrets!