WTF Fun Fact – Autothysis
“Autothysis” (or suicidal altruism) is the process where an animal destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion of an … Read More & Source
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WTF Fun Fact – Fatherless Ants
Male ants have no fathers because unfertilized ant eggs always produce male ants and only fertilized eggs produce female ants. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Poison Dart Frogs Diet
Poison dart frogs derive their toxicity from eating poisonous ants and termites in the wild. A captive-bred dart frog is … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Ants Eating Junk Food
A study found that each year arthropods (like millipedes, spiders and ants) eat over 2,100 pounds of junk food discarded … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Disguised Spiders
There are hundreds of species of spiders that disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Ant Infrastructure Projects
New research shows ants manage large infrastructure projects without wasting any energy on coordination or communication between ants. Each ant … Read More & Source
