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Mesobuthus martensii (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Buthidae)
... that the
venom
of a
Manchurian scorpion
(pictured)
contains an
anti-epilepsy peptide
?
... that the fungus
Entomophthora muscae
makes flies climb upwards before killing them, so they are better able to release a shower of
spores
for the next cycle of infection?
... that
Hyalella azteca
is the most abundant
amphipod
in North American lakes?
... that the tick
Ornithodoros erraticus
spreads the
African swine fever virus
in the
Iberian Peninsula
(
Spain
and
Portugal
)?
... that the bee
Anthidium manicatum
scrapes fur from leaves to line its nest?
... that the
fairy shrimp
Branchinecta brushi
lives at 5,930 m (19,460 ft) in the
Chilean
Andes
, higher than any other crustacean in the world?