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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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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