We live in a beautiful world that is full of amazing animals and the best part is that they all have special characteristics that make them unique. Here are some animal facts that will totally blow your mind!

Spiders that eat their mom

There are some species of Australian Flower Spiders that eat their mother when they don’t have food. But what you don’t know is that the mother encourages their babies to attack her and to feed on her body, so that they can live longer.

Frogs have eardrums outside the head

Their functioning mechanism is different from that of humans, because frogs don’t have an external ear, but instead they have an inner ear, a middle ear, and an outer eardrum.

Polar bears have black skin

Maybe you are wondering how is this possible? Well, their fur is transparent and reflects the visible light and this fact allows them to blend in with their snow-covered environment.

The pistol shrimp make noise to catch its prey

These species of shrimps surprise its prey with a loud banging noise made with its claws and then they catch the prey. The sound is louder than a shotgun and it could kill their prey instantly.

Baby cobras could kill as soon as they are born

Their bite is dangerous as an adult cobra because the venom contains a neurotoxin that leads to death.

Aardvarks can smell the ants

Aardvarks can eat thousands of ants and termites in just one night and they are able to find them immediately because of their long tongue.

Crickets have ears on their legs

Crickets have small ears on their front legs, below the knees. Besides the crickets, grasshoppers and locusts have ears on their legs too.

Snakes sleep with their eyes open

Snakes don’t have eyelids, but they have eye scales that cover the eyes.