Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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