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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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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