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Vultures use projectile vomiting as a defense mechanism.
When threatened, vultures can accurately projectile vomit up to 10 feet away. This serves multiple purposes: it lightens their weight for a quick escape, the acidic vomit can burn predators, and the horrible smell acts as a deterrent. They can also use this technique to clear a path through other vultures to escape.
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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...