Animals

Saturday, 15 November 2025
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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Jellyfish
Jellyfish is in fact a name of a free-swimming phase in the Medusozoa life cycle.
The term “jellyfish” is commonly used to describe a marine animal, distinguished by its umbrella-shaped bells and tentacles, but it is in fact a predatory, sexual stage of medusozoan cnidarians.
Black-headed python
Typical adult individual measures from 1,5 to 2 meters in length. Females are slightly larger than males.
The largest specimens may reach 3,5 meters total body length. Adults weigh about 16 kilograms on ave ...
Brazilian wandering spiders
Even if the Brazilian wandering spider is brought to Central Europe and escapes into the wild, it has no chance of survival.
These spiders require high temperatures, which the European climate cannot provide for them. 
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They use blue tongue to fend off potential predators.
When disturbed, those lizards hiss and reveal their tongues.
Bull snake
They are not venomous.
To subdue and kill their prey they constrict it by wrapping around its body.
American mink
They swim and dive excellently, even at a depth of up to 6 m.
Mink fur does not get wet thanks to the layer of air that creates insulation.
Insects
At least 66 species of insects have gone extinct in modern times (since 1500).
Most of these extinct species inhabited oceanic islands. The factors posing the greatest threat to insects are artificial lighting, pesticides, urbanization, and the importation of invasive species.
Narwhal
The narwhal males are larger than the females.
The average body length of a female is about 4 meters, and males 4.5 meters.
Basking shark
The pectoral fins of the basking shark are very broad.
It has two dorsal fins, the first of which, shaped like an almost regular isosceles triangle, is not ...
Turtles
They breathe atmospheric air using their lungs.
Marine species are forced to emerge from time to time to get fresh air. The frequency with which the ...