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plankton
  • Planktons can only swim vertically
  • Despite being so small, plankton blooms can be seen from space

barnacles
  • Barnacles have penises 8 times the length of their bodies
  • Barnacles are hermaphrodites (male and female organs), but still choose to mate with other individuals whenever possible

clam
  • The largest clam was found in Japan in 1956 and it weighed 750 kg

zinc
  • Zinc is found in oysters

New Zealand
  • New Zealand water has 50% of the world’s dolphines, porpoises and whales
  • New Zealand also has the world’s largest insect, the Giant Weta, which is large enough to eat a carrot.

SCUBA
  • SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below

shrimp
  • A shrimps heart is in its head

starfish
  • The starfish is one of the only animals who can turn its stomach inside-out. They also don’t have brains. (See the connection?)

octopus
  • An Octopus has 3 hearts!
  • It is not true that under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms. This is autophagy and is more likely due to a virus

oyster
  • An oyster can change its sex once every seven days. (This may have some phychological implications)