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The rat-tailed maggot can extend its breathing tube up to 15 times its body length.
This aquatic fly larva has a telescoping breathing tube that can extend dramatically, allowing it to breathe air while staying submerged in polluted water. The tube can reach lengths of up to 6 inches, making it one of the longest respiratory structures relative to body size in any 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...