India

Rodents

The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.

Carpenter Ant

Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!

Spider Wasp

They prey on spiders to feed their larvae or they parasitize other spider wasps.

Dung Beetle

The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight

Mole Cricket

Adult Mole crickets may fly as far as 5 miles during mating season and are active most of the year.

Parakeet

Monk parakeets are the only parakeets that actually build nests. They’re also the only parakeets to nest in great colonies.

Spotted Lanternfly

The spotted lanternfly is often confused for a moth, but it’s actually a type of planthopper

Muntjac

The muntjac is the smallest type of deer in the world

Draco Volans Lizard

Beneath the lizard’s “wings” are a pair of enlarged ribs for support.

Armyworm

They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food

Banana Spider

People spin clothing and fishing nets out of these spiders’ silk.

Turtles

Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.

Slug

They glide around on one foot, which is aided by the slime they produce

False Widow Spider

False spiders actually prey on black widow spiders and other hazardous spiders