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 Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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