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This Mushroom Fakes Its Own Death To Trick Flies
The cage fungus looks and smells like decaying meat — on purpose.
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The Vinegaroon Sprays Acid to Foil Its Foes
What animal sprays acid that reeks of vinegar from its rear end? A vinegaroon, of course.
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Honeypot Ants Turn Their Biggest Sisters Into Jugs of Nectar
Honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like tiny water balloons.
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Silkworms Spin Cocoons That Spell Their Own Doom
Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillars of a fuzzy moth.
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Barnacles Go To Unbelievable Lengths to Hook Up
Barnacles might look like jagged little rocks, but they have a surprisingly wild sex life.