Here is something interesting from a book I just read called "Incredible Insects."
"Before they mate, male dance flies give the female a dead insect wrapped in silk. While the female is busy unwrapping her present, the male mates with her. This way he can avoid being eaten!"
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Speaking of fish, didja know an adult swordfish has neither scales nor teeth, but a young swordfish has both?
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Here's something that might interest both geography and biology fans. The megadiverse countries are 17 nations identified by Conservation International as harboring the majority of Earth's species.
They are: Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, India, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, South Africa, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Speaking of fish, didja know an adult swordfish has neither scales nor teeth, but a young swordfish has both?
quote:Originally posted by Blaze: Oh, similar to humans... we lose teeth and hair as we grow old.
And like swordfish, we have swords til we grow old too
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