Animals

Both the Portuguese man-of-war and the Pacific man-of-war are considered the same species.

Brown recluse spider is native to southern and central United States.

Ladybugs is a name given to the Coccinellidae family by the Americans.

Scientists estimate that the genus Trigonognathus originates in the Middle Eocene, some 41 million years ago.

Their wings are mostly round.

Hammerhead species tend to swim in schools.

When a lizard with a lower status in the group tries to gain a place higher in the hierarchy, the higher-status individual puffs out its chin and nods its head.

Snails can breathe using gills or primitive lungs.

They resemble antelopes, but scientists place them as a member of the tribe Bovini.

The biggest threats to these insects are birds (rooks and starlings), moles, shrews, beetles and arachnids.