Parrot
Can live for up to 100 years!
Oceania
Budgerigar
Wild Budgerigars are easily tamed.
Praying Mantis
The mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
Worm
Doesn’t have eyes.
Gnat
Males form large mating swarms at dusk
Tick
They inject hosts with a chemical that stops them from feeling the pain of the bite
Nicobar pigeon
Unlike other pigeons, Nicobar pigeons don't fly in haphazard flocks but in columns or single file.
Deathwatch Beetle
The adult deathwatch beetle taps on the wood to find a mate.
Biscuit Beetle
The biscuit beetle form a symbiotic relationship with yeast
Bed Bugs
Bed bugs feed for 4-12 minutes.
Common Furniture Beetle
The common furniture beetle feeds exclusively on wood
Firefly
The firefly produces some of the most efficient light in the world
Sand Crab
The sand crab burrows beneath the sand with its tail
Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
Shrew
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.
Green Tree Python
Green tree pythons are non-venomous, so to subdue their prey, they have a couple of very unique and highly successful hunting techniques.
Red-Eared Slider
Sliders spend lots of time basking in the sun. As cold-blooded animals, they need the sun to heat up.
Emerald Tree Monitor
They lay their eggs in termite nests!