Rooster
Will mate with the entire flock!
Will mate with the entire flock!
Can live for up to 100 years!
Named for the Arabic word for love poems
The mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
Doesn’t have eyes.
Males form large mating swarms at dusk
They inject hosts with a chemical that stops them from feeling the pain of the bite
A male song thrush can have over 100 phrases in his repertoire of songs and can imitate pet birds, telephones and other man-made objects.
Some can jump 50 times the length of their bodies
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
Often hangs upside down while feeding!
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.
Because of their unique venom delivery system, stiletto snakes are almost impossible to hold safely in the usual way (with fingers behind the head) without being bitten.