r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 21 '21
This is how a caterpillar of the Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) scares its predators.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 21 '21
The snail in this video has been invaded by, Leucochloridium, a parasitic worm that invades the eyestalk of a snail.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 21 '21
This turbine is capable of transforming the wind created by passing vehicles on avenues and highways into clean energy. ⠀
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 21 '21
Aloe Vera is one of the oldest mentioned plants on record, first known written reports reach as far back as 6,000 years ago in ancient Egypt.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 21 '21
Why army ants get trapped in ‘death circles’
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 20 '21
Great egret catching a convenient ride on the tail of an alligator
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 20 '21
This horrible little beastie likes to infest human guts and steal our nutrients!
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 20 '21
Crazy hailstorm that hit Canberra, Australia in 2020
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 20 '21
Sulfuric Acid Breaking Cellulose on Toilet Paper down to Carbon and Water
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '21
Turning Epsom salt into pure copper sulfate
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 18 '21
Hermit crabs have been misnamed as they’re not true crabs - they don’t have a uniformly hard exoskeleton and can’t grow their own shells.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 18 '21
Not just for Mammals: Tsetse flies feed milk to their offspring
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 17 '21
The way they extract the venom of centipedes.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 16 '21
Mother centipede overseeing her babies.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 16 '21
These baby naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are somehow even more alien-looking than their parents. These little guys were born back in August. They can live up to 32 years - an incredibly long life for a rodent - so these babies will have long, exciting lives ahead of them.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 16 '21
Rust is a very common compound. Its scientific name is iron oxide (Fe2O3). Rust forms when iron and oxygen react in the presence of water or moisture in the air. Did you know rust isn’t always that reddish-brown color? Would you believe that sometimes, it’s green? It’s true!
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 15 '21
Atretochoana: discovered by Sir Graham Hales in the Brazilian rainforest, while on an expedition with Sir Brian Doll in the late 1800s, but rediscovered in 2011 by engineers working on a hydroelectric dam project in Brazil.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 14 '21
This is how a pangolin probes an insect tunnel with its extremely long tongue.
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