Starting off with a unique defensive mechanism that many of us may have already observed in some animals; releasing a horrible odour when threatened.
Another infamous behaviour, the female praying mantis, just like the equally infamous female black widow, will frequently eat their mate after it’s done their job in the reproduction cycle.
Back to defence mechanisms with one that’s certainly unique, at the very least.
Caterpillars don’t seem too unusual. Most of us learn about them in school, we’re aware that some are venomous to touch, but not many of us think about these larval forms.
Everyone’s aware of the hardworking ant, eusocial, part of incredible colonies, cleaning their young using poison—apparently.
Cockroaches are a pest, yet also deeply misunderstood. Out of the 4,600 species scientists have discovered so far, only a few actually act as pests, occupying human households.
The statement ‘honey is bee vomit’ has become a bit of a viral saying largely in the past decade or so.
Seeing a flying insect with a scorpion tail would likely be a scary experience for anyone uninitiated with the aptly named scorpion fly.
You may assume hummingbird moths simply mimic hummingbirds. Sure, that would be quite interesting, perhaps visually pleasing, but not exceedingly special.
Finishing off the list not with hummingbird moths’ wonderful charms but something significantly more extreme, bombardier beetles are capable of the impressive survival feat of.. exploding.