Animals

Monday, 17 August 2026
19 facts about snails
19 facts about snails
Also called gastropods
Snails are mollusks and are one of the most numerous animal species in the world. In terms of species diversity, they are second only to insects. Even ...

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Alligator snapping turtle
Females lay a clutch of 10 to 50 eggs on a nesting ground.
The incubation lasts for 3,5 to 5 months. Hatchling sex depends on the temperature of the developing ...
Brown recluse spider
Their abdomen is uniformly colored.
Colors vary from dark brown to light cream. It is also covered with fine hairs that resemble velvet.
Dolphins
There are nearly 40 species of dolphins in the world.
Most of them live in shallow ocean waters in the tropical zone.
Sperm whale
Sperm whales hunt using echolocation.
The sounds (clicks) they make are among the most powerful sounds in the animal kingdom. It has even ...
European mole cricket
Males, especially during warm spring evenings, make characteristic "crunching" sounds.
This is to lure females and to increase the loudness of the sounds they make, they build a special resonating chamber underground.
Octopus
During mating season, octopuses can change their skin colors to signal to their partner that they want to mate.
Glass frogs
Their translucent bodies help them avoid predators.
Glass frogs spend a lot of time on leaves and it turns out that their transparent skin makes them less visible to birds who often prey on them.
Clownfish
Clownfish are omnivores.
They usually eat leftovers from anemone host but can also feed on zooplankton, algae, copepods and tunicate larvae. They sometimes take a bite of hosting anemone tentacle.
European tree frog
They are carnivorous.
They hunt mainly arthropods. Their prey is usually spiders, flies, beetles, butterflies, and caterpi ...
Insects
Most insects reproduce sexually and by laying eggs.
They are fertilized internally using external genitalia. The design of the genitalia can vary signif ...