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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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 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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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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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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