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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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