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Upside-Down Catfish Doesn't Care What You Think
This catfish looks confused, but swimming belly-up helps it camouflage and breathe better.
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Take Two Leeches and Call Me in the Morning
Once used for questionable treatments, leeches now help doctors to reattach body parts.
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How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks
A tick uses a mouth of hooks to cling to you. But there *is* a way to pull it out.
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So... Sometimes Fireflies Eat Other Fireflies
Most firefly flashes are pure romance. One copycat uses them to lure others to their doom.
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For Pacific Mole Crabs It's Dig or Die
Some very special physics help Pacific mole crabs dig with astonishing speed.