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Summary:– They don’t have eyes.– A queen can rule over a million termites.– They can take down houses by digging into the wood.– Ants evolved from wasps and are not strictly vegetarian while termites evolved from cockroaches and are strictly vegetarian.– Termites eat things like lichen to deadwood. They’ll big the wood which is softened … Read more
Full video here – Hummingbirds: Magic in the AirSummary:– The smaller birds on the planet and smallest of all warm-blooded living creatures.– They live only in the Americas.– There are about 350 species.– They can hover so their body seems perfectly balanced while their wings do the work. Moving the wings in a figure 8 … Read more
My favourite documentary. The part that it took years to get messages from Voyager from thousands of miles away and decades to follow fills me with wonder and awe. These scientists created a child and followed it until they had to say goodbye. Click here for a 3D interactive view of the Voyager and all … Read more
The nocturnal crustaceans have seven pairs of legs, segmented sections like a lobster’s tail and prefer humid environments. Being the only land crustacean they can survive up to 30% dryness. (Click here if you’re want to know how to cook them :oO) They eat rotting vegetation and help return nutrients to the soil for plants to feed … Read more
Snakes start looking for water in summer and end up in lots of unusual places in this Australian heat. Here is some important info that could come in handy. 3000 bites are reported annually.300-500 hospitalisations2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and … Read more
Summary:Leg span can be 15cm long. Egg sacs reported to be the size of tennis balls. They’re nocturnal so you wont see them in the day. They are harmless so bites just need an ice pack to relieve pain. They have forward facing front legs and backward facing back legs. Can run 42 times it’s … Read more
