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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.
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This Plant Looks Like Raw Meat and Smells Like Dead Rat
With flowers hidden inside, the corpse flower plays dead to lure some unusual pollinators.