It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Flies are deaf.
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Placing alcohol on a scorpion's back will make it go crazy and fatally sting itself.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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