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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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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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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