The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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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 dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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