Animals

The egg does not need to be crushed, it can be eaten whole. The Gila monster is capable of climbing trees, cacti, and walls, in order to get to the nest.

They fall prey to foxes, snapping turtles, raccoons, water snakes, and herons.

The skin on its back is spongy and wrinkled with dark spots and tiny warts.

The pulvilli is an adhesive tab that allows the fly to move along walls using Van der Waals forces. ...

Every species of reef fish carries ciguatoxin and maitotoxin from the consumption of small organisms. One in 1,000 cases of poisoning will end up in death.

Although their fossils are a rarity, since they do not have bones, the oldest shell-like fossils date back to Neoproterozoic Era (1000—550 mya).

The Common Cuckoo reaches a body length of 32 to 34 cm and the wingspan of these birds is 55 - 60 cm. The males weigh 114 - 133 g and the females 106 - 112 g.

They can shed an arm anytime, like octopuses. This mechanism is used to distract the potential predator and gives brittle star an opportunity to edge away from danger.

They can live about 40 years in captivity, so it is presumed that they live much shorter lives in the wild.