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Desert ants count their steps to navigate.
Cataglyphis desert ants have an internal pedometer that counts their steps to measure distance. Scientists proved this by attaching tiny stilts to some ants, causing them to overshoot their return journey by exactly the proportion that their legs were lengthened. This helps them navigate in environments with few landmarks.
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Some sea slugs can decapitate themselves and grow a new body.
Species of Elysia sea slugs can intentionally separate their heads from their bodies when infected with parasites. The...
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Japanese honeybees can cook hornets alive.
When a giant hornet scout discovers a honeybee hive, the bees will allow it to enter, then swarm...
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The satanic leaf-tailed gecko can shed its skin in large chunks when threatened.
This gecko not only looks like a dead leaf but can also shed its skin in large sections...