Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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