There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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