I learned this today. Venus flytraps know when to close on an insect because of tiny hairs inside them. Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants that grow in the subtropical wetlands of the United States. They live in nutrient-poor soil, specifically nitrogen-poor soil, which is the main reason they have evolved to eat insects. The plants […]
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I learned this today. We can’t see colors in the dark because our eyes detect light waves in two different ways. In our eyes, we have rods and cones that are both used to detect light. The cones are sensitive to light wavelengths, and we use them to see color. The rods are sensitive to
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I learned this today. Why would we evolve with a throat and windpipe that are so close together we can choke? In 2019, 5228 people choked to death in the United States. As a cause of death, it was the fourth highest. Chocking happens when an object, typically food, blocks the throat or windpipe cutting
I learned this today. An electric eel produces electricity in the same way that a battery does. Electric eels usually grow to be about 2m long and they have three organs that they use to make electricity. These are called the main organ, Hunter’s organ, and Sach’s organ. These three organs take up most of
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I learned this today. Hibernation is not the same as sleeping. Animals sometimes have to come out of hibernation to be able to sleep. Hibernation is basically an energy-saving technique. During the winter, the temperature obviously drops, which means that endothermic animals (animals that generate their own heat internally) need more energy to keep themselves
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I learned this today. Seasickness is caused because of a discrepancy between the vestibular system and the eyes. Just inside your head, you have your inner ear which is used for sound detection and for balance. The balance part is what causes seasickness. There are two parts: the cochlea and the vestibular system. The cochlea
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I learned this today. Vultures can eat rotten meat that would make us very sick because their stomach acid is 100 times stronger than ours. If you or I were to go and find a dead animal by the side of the road and eat it, we would get very sick within a few hours.
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