Animals

 A disturbed animal usually hisses and looks for an escape route and, as s last resort, bites.

The only such representative of land snails is Careoradula perelegans (careo in Latin means missing) ...

When hunting, they rely on motion detection but support themselves with their sense of smell.

The most distinctive part of its body is a thick, wide beak adapted for foraging in mud. This beak r ...

They mostly occur in northern Australia, and in the Indo-Pacific region. The most venomous is the Australian box jellyfish, whose sting can lead to paralysis, cardiac arrest, or death.

Three days after emerging from chrysalis they are able to mate. Males are patrolling in search for females.

Males solicit for female attention, and once they succeed, they mate for life. However, if a female is not interested in a certain male, she will scare him off.

Regeneration of lost limbs requires a lot of energy, very often more than an animal can deliver by consumption. In many cases, it reduces fat deposit reduction and impairs gonadal function.

They sing to call a mate, to mark territory, or to alert in case of danger.