Scorpions are arachnids and have eight legs like their cousins—spiders, mites, and – They have been around since before the age of the dinosaurs. – Only 30 or 40 species around the world have strong enough poison to kill a person – Researchers have even frozen scorpions overnight, only to put them in the sun the
They have been around since before the age of the dinosaurs.
You may have seen the eastern gray squirrel in parks, your backyard, or in a forest – Eastern gray squirrels have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to help locate – Females can have litters twice a year, each usually consisting of two to four babies – Newborn eastern gray squirrels don’t have fur when they are born and are not able
Eastern gray squirrels have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to help locate
Jellyfish have drifted along on ocean currents for millions of years, even before – Jellyfish have tiny stinging cells in their tentacles to stun or paralyze their prey – The Chinese have fished jellyfish for 1,700 years.
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MYSTERY TOOTH Scientists don’t know exactly why narwhals have tusks—though they might – UNICORN Narwhals‘ Arctic habitat makes them difficult to study, and scientists still have
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Bactrian camels have two humps on their backs where they store fat. – Arabian camels, called dromedaries have only one hump, but both these types of camels
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Fireflies have come out for the evening.
They have special organs under their abdomens that take in oxygen.
Although eels have the power to be the bullies of the Amazon, they are actually not – Electric eels are nocturnal, live in muddy, dark waters, and have poor eyesight.
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They usually have taller hind legs and longer ears. – They have powerful hind legs that can propel them on leaps of more than 10 feet (
They usually have taller hind legs and longer ears.
The upper sides of these fish are grayish-brown or olive-green and they have white – They have very impressive triangular, serrated teeth—like the edge of a saw’s blade – There have been very few recorded attacks on people by the great hammerhead.
The upper sides of these fish are grayish-brown or olive-green and they have white
Most ladybugs have oval, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs. – Depending on the species, they can have spots, stripes, or no markings at all. – They have a black head with white patches on either side. – their eggs in clusters or rows on the underside of a leaf, usually where aphids have
Most ladybugs have oval, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs.
