You've Never Heard of These Weird and Wild Animals

Panda Ant

Technically, the panda ant isn’t really an ant. It’s a wasp, part of the velvet ant family. It’s found on dry coasts, such as Chile. They’re also very dangerous and can kill prey with a single poisoned sting.

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The More You Know

  • Scorpions can hold their breath for up to 6 days.
  • One species of jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, is “immortal.” In response to physical damage or any other trauma, they can revert back in their development process to a polyp.
  • Ants leave maps for other ants when they walk.
  • You can tell a turtle’s gender by the noise it makes. Males grunt, females hiss.
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