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.
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.
The walking catfish can move on land while breathing air
Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!
Older offspring help care for new hatchlings.
They prey on spiders to feed their larvae or they parasitize other spider wasps.
The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight
Adult Mole crickets may fly as far as 5 miles during mating season and are active most of the year.
Monk parakeets are the only parakeets that actually build nests. They’re also the only parakeets to nest in great colonies.
The spotted lanternfly is often confused for a moth, but it’s actually a type of planthopper
The muntjac is the smallest type of deer in the world
Beneath the lizard’s “wings” are a pair of enlarged ribs for support.
It is one of the biggest birds of prey.
They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food
People spin clothing and fishing nets out of these spiders’ silk.
Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.
House spiders have the ability to eat most insects in a home.
They glide around on one foot, which is aided by the slime they produce
False spiders actually prey on black widow spiders and other hazardous spiders