10 Amazing Scientific “Facts of Animals, Birds and Insects” interesting facts for Class 10 and 12 Part 22
Facts of Animals, Birds and Insects-22
431. The spider does not eat its victims; it drinks them. Capable of taking food only by sipping it in liquid form through its tube- like mouth, the spider first covers its victim with a special fluid that causes it to dissolve. It then sucks up the dissolved tissue.
432. Like birds, the cat has a homing ability that uses its biological clock, the angle of the sun and the earth’s magnetic field. A ct taken far from its home can return to it. But if the owner of a cat moves far away from his home, the cat will not be able to find its way back.
433. The female praying mantis eats its mate this provides it with due energy opt lay eggs.
434. The scorpion is a very aggressive meat – eater. If it is hungry, it may even eat its young ones. It
can also produce another large brood very easily.
435. The newborn deer can walk almost immediately after birth. This helps it stay with its herd, where it is safer than it is on its own.
436. The bear loves the food humans eat.
437. The bear cub remains with its mother for two years. She protects it and teaches it what to eat. Bears are normally not known to be friendly with each other but their mothers sometimes do baby- sit for other bears.
438. The spider monkey has a flexible tail that can grasp branches.
439. The gliding snake flattens its body in flight.
440. The flying frog has large webbed feet for gliding.