This depends on the species of bee

Many plants are poisonous to varying different degrees, though perhaps water hemlock’s root would be the most likely to kill a human, a small mouthful being sufficient

The cane toad (Bufo marinu), is a large, terrestrial toad native to Central and South America

In general terms a fruit is the result of a flower being fertilised and flesh growing around to protect and help spread the seeds.

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Chameleons camouflage themselves in a variety of different ways but most famously by changing the colour and pattern of their skin

The reason that ants can lift so much is due to a concept of physics known as scaling

In total darkness an owl has no better ability to see than any of us

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St Elmo’s fire can be described as a more or less continuous, luminous electrical discharge in the atmosphere, which emanates from elevated objects above the Earth’s surface

The world’s largest hard-shelled turtle has been announced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to be under threat from the continued oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico