Termites can’t digest wood, the protozoa in their stomach (they eat them when they are younger) actually are the devourers of the wood.
The world’s biggest clam weighs almost 500 pounds.
Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they’ll sink.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
A lobster can lay up to 150,000 eggs at one time.
More than 20,000,000 seahorses are harvested each year for folk medicinal purposes.
The world seahorse population has dropped 70% in the past 10 years.
Starfish have eight eyes; one at the end of each leg.
The eyes of a giant squid can be up to 15 inches across - the biggest in the world.
More types of fish swim in Brazil’s Amazon River than in the entire Alantic Ocean.
Tuna swim an average of 9 mph constantly. They never stop moving.
The starfish is one of the only animals who can turn it’s stomach inside-out.
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for an animal having the most taste buds.
A shrimp’s heart is located in it’s head.
Starfish have no brain.
The world’s biggest clam weighs almost 500 pounds.
Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they’ll sink.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
A lobster can lay up to 150,000 eggs at one time.
More than 20,000,000 seahorses are harvested each year for folk medicinal purposes.
The world seahorse population has dropped 70% in the past 10 years.
Starfish have eight eyes; one at the end of each leg.
The eyes of a giant squid can be up to 15 inches across - the biggest in the world.
More types of fish swim in Brazil’s Amazon River than in the entire Alantic Ocean.
Tuna swim an average of 9 mph constantly. They never stop moving.
The starfish is one of the only animals who can turn it’s stomach inside-out.
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for an animal having the most taste buds.
A shrimp’s heart is located in it’s head.
Starfish have no brain.
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