The bullet ant inflicts the most painful sting of all insects. One sting feels like being shot by a bullet.
Rainforests are home to more than 30 million animal and plant species. That's half of the wildlife on Earth.
The average ant has about 250,000 brain cells; a human has about 10 billion. It takes 40,000 ants to equal the brain of a human.
Fire ants can build living floating rafts. When flooded, they grab onto each other using their jaws and sticky legs, forming a circular floating raft.
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The tongue of an Anteater can grow longer than the size it's head.
Earth worms have on average five hearts and no lungs. They absorb oxygen through their skin.
A bullet shot out of a rifle can exit the barrel at speeds up to about 2796 miles/h (4500 km/h). That's more than three times the speed of sound.
Ant eaters can eat up to 350,000 ants daily. They eat the ants without destroying the nest.
The Eumillipes Persephone is a millipede that has a recording setting 1,306 legs. It stands true to it's name “Millipede” which means “a thousand feet.” No other millipede has more 1000 legs.
