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The thorny devil can drink water with its skin.
This Australian lizard has tiny channels between its scales that act like drinking straws. Water from morning dew or light rain is drawn up these channels to its mouth through capillary action. This adaptation allows it to collect water in its arid habitat without having to find standing water.
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Some moths drink tears from sleeping birds.
Moths of the genus Hemiceratoides have evolved specialized mouthparts to feed on the tears of sleeping birds. They...
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Bombardier beetles create explosive chemical reactions in their bodies.
These insects mix two separately stored chemicals in a specialized chamber to create an explosive reaction reaching 100°C....
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Male anglerfish fuse with females, eventually losing their brain.
When a male anglerfish finds a female, he bites into her and releases an enzyme that dissolves the...