Firefly
The firefly produces some of the most efficient light in the world
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 crested gecko can walk on glass and even has a prehensile tail.
Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.
Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals
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.
Gargoyle Geckos are about an inch long and weigh as little as 3 grams when they hatch!
In Australia the LBAM causes $21.1 million annually in lost production and control costs
The Dusky Shark sometimes eats trash discarded by humans.