Fruit Fly
Fruit flies are among the most common research animals in the world
Fruit flies are among the most common research animals in the world
Will mate with the entire flock!
Can live for up to 100 years!
Wild Budgerigars are easily tamed.
The biscuit beetle form a symbiotic relationship with yeast
Bed bugs feed for 4-12 minutes.
The common furniture beetle feeds exclusively on wood
The firefly produces some of the most efficient light in the world
The sand crab burrows beneath the sand with its tail
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case
Can live its entire life indoors
Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.
Pupae are able to undergo diapause to survive poor fruit yield years and winter.