Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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