Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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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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