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"Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, leeches and maggots are categorized as medical devices."
Eww. Just eww! I mean I knew that leeches were used in some medical practices way back when but still...eww!
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"The South American paradoxical frog (Pseudis paradoxia) is so called because it gets smaller as it develops. It starts out as a ten-inch tadpole and 'grows up' to become a frog about three inches long."
Interesting! That I never knew!
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"A cockroach's brain is spread throughout its body. If you chop off its head, it can continue to live for up to a week. It finally dies because it can't eat."
So that's how it works. Gross.
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"The emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) commandeers a cockroach in order to lay an egg inside the roach's exoskeleton. After delivering precise stings to paralyze the roach, the wasp--too small to carry its victim to a burrow--leads it by its antenna like a dog on a leash."
Nature continues to baffle me!
First of all, thank for you using a Spongebob gif instead of an actual roach picture lol. Second of all, so THAT'S how they're able to live with their heads cuts off?!?? Ugh, roaches are so disgusting. I swear every new thing I learn only makes them even more disgusting. The paradoxical frog is funny though, what a cute name for it, haha.
ReplyDeleteI believe they use leeches to assist in the prevention of amputation as their saliva stops blood clotting, which is an ongoing issue for diabetes sufferers. And they are starting to research if they can help in cancer prevention.
ReplyDeleteI am still scarred by leeches from my childhood fishing adventures. I am grossed out that it is still considered "medicine."
ReplyDeleteEwww omg now I'm imagining a bunch of headless cockroaches running around... *shudders* I need some fun Disney facts now to make me forget these creepy ones, haha :D Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBrittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles
The cockroach thing is really interesting and also really ew!
ReplyDeleteInteresting info. I am not surprised by the leeches and maggots classification but everything else is a surprise.
ReplyDeleteYeah I know roaches twitching around without their heads (Ewww btw) is a thing, but I never knew it was because of their brain. I just assumed it was a nerve thing that was causing that. Thanks for sharing!
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