Cool Animal Facts

In this video, I demonstrate how surface tension works in the lab. These predators eat any non-aquatic insects that somehow get trapped in the chaos of the “air-water interface”. Do you know how their eggs survive the winter freeze? Fish can not eat water striders because they have such fast reflexes. Also, they are bitter-tasting … READ MORE

Do you have cockroaches in your home? I do! Apparently, they are not just scary and GROSS but can carry diseases like leprosy too! They can survive without heads and people drink their yellow milk. Check out my shorts video of cockroach facts.

The sloth has adapted to live in a “low battery mode.” It has the slowest metabolism of all mammals, and being slow is actually an advantage for the sloth. The facts about sloth article is available in text and in the video if you prefer to watch it. 10 Cool Facts about Sloths Today we … READ MORE

Did you know freshwater snails can harbor dangerous parasites? Avoid swimming in lakes where humans pee a lot! ALSO WATCH/READ: 5 Facts about roundworm and 10 Jackrabbit Facts

Raccoons can drop roundworm eggs in your garbage bin if you live in North America. Be careful. These eggs are small enough to blow into your mouth and hatch. ALSO CHECK: Gross facts about kissing bugs and Gross facts about botfly

A predator is actually lucky if a pufferfish blows up like a spiky water balloon in its mouth. Eating one of these cute, color-changing, poisonous fish often leads to death by paralyzing the respiratory system. How the pufferfish obtains its neurotoxin is somewhat of a mystery. Watch this video of 10 cool puffer fish facts, … READ MORE

The kissing bug doesn’t actually kiss you. It bites your face and poops on your skin, leaving behind a deadly microscopic parasite. It crawls in through the bite wound, replicates in your bloodstream, and begins to turn heart tissue into scar tissue. ALSO READ AND WATCH: Gross Sea Cucumber Facts

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptiles living on Earth today. Salt-excreting glands on their tiny tongues allow them to survive in the open ocean and emigrate to new countries. Did you know “salties” can not swallow underwater? Watch my video of 10 cool saltwater crocodile facts, or read the article by scrolling past the video. … READ MORE

A female botfly will bite a hole in your skin and then her babies will crawl under your skin. After 2 weeks, they burst out like a pimple – a pulsing worm-like pimple. Check out my 1-minute video of 5 gross botfly facts.