Science and reality
Trap-jaw ants have remarkable mandibles, huge things that cock back and deploy to send attackers tumbling...or to blast the ant itself out of danger.
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Reigning among sea stars is Labidiaster annulatus, a two-foot-wide titan that menaces the waters around Antarctica.
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Giant weta, for their monstrous size, are actually quite sweet. Not like cuddly sweet, though you’re welcome to try, but sweet nonetheless.
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