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Platypuses glow under UV light.
Scientists discovered in 2020 that platypus fur fluoresces with a blue-green glow under ultraviolet light. This biofluorescence is extremely rare in mammals and its purpose remains unknown, though it may help with camouflage or social signaling. The discovery adds another bizarre feature to this already unusual animal.
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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...