Nature Trivia

  • Wasps emit an "alarm pheromone" when one kills them, summoning the rest of their colony.
  • Royal Jelly is a secretion from the head of bees. It is fed to the larvae of honeybees for up to three days. If a larva is intended to be a Queen, it will be fed the jelly for more than three days, turning it into the Queen. Royal jelly is sold at astronomical prices as a dietary supplement and to aid in fertility.
  • Queen bees lay up to 2,000 eggs a day. It is possible for a Queen to lay 1 to 2 million eggs in its lifetime.
  • Bees can fly 12 to 15 miles per hour. One ounce of honey is enough fuel for a bee to travel around the world.
  • Snails breathe through their feet.
  • Starfish have an eye at the end of each of their arms.
  • Australia has the largest population of camels in the world, and doubling every 9 years.
  • Contrary to popular belief, monkeys actually do peel their bananas and don't eat the skin.
  • A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
  • Young sloths have been known to fall to their death after mistaking their own arms for tree.
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