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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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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