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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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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