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All snakes have poison glands, but the presence of fangs for injecting venom and the type determines whether a snake is poisonous or not. Fangs are normally present in the upper jaw. Snakes with tubular fangs, small scales on the head and wide belly-scales running across its width are poisonous. Snakes with solid fangs or without fangs, and short scales …

The venom of a wasp contains histamine, sarotonin acetylecholine and severaler kinins. These chemical compounds cause dilatation and increased permeability of blood capillaries, leading to oozing of a fluid.This causes local redness and swelling. Funny Logic The sting presses one into immediate action-to apply an antidote on the right spot.

Fish like any other creature need rest and they tend to sleep. Even at rest, fish continue to move their fins to keep afloat. Since fish have no eyelids they cannot close their eyes while sleeping. But while asleep, a fish is probably unaware of the impressions received by its eyes. Some fish sleep on the sea, river or pond …

Musk is produced by the male musk-deer (Moschidae family), found in the wet mountain forests of the Himalayas. A gland in the abdomen of the deer produces musk, a pungent oily jelly which is used in perfumes to make the scent last longer. The musk-deer has become an endangered species because it is killed for the gland. Funny Logics By …

Cockroaches have a hard, resistant outer covering of chitinous tissue, which, it is believed, can help them survive a nuclear explosion. Funny Logics They take inspiration from Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic. They are short on cost and long on service.

A spider’s web is made of liquid secreted from its abdomen. It solidifies into fine threads after coming into contact with air. Some threads are sticky, others are soft. The sticky threads are meant for trapping prey. Funny Logics Much in the same way as Bill Gates creates his. By choosing a suitable website.

The theory is not entirely acceptable. Some feel that homo sapiens (our ancestors) and monkeys have both evolved from a common stock called anthropoid mammals. The monkeys diverted from this evolution some 2.3 million years ago, while modern human beings came through the homo habilis, homo erectus and homo sapiens route and transformed into the present form. Funny Logics Because …

Virus is a Latin word meaning poison. Viruses are non-cellular ultramicroscopic, particles of protein and nucleic acids. They grow and reproduce naturally in the living cells of more complex organisms where they may cause disease. Virus has a variety of shapes, sizes and complexities. Several viruses infect plant other than bacteria and blue-green algae. A large number of them infect …

According to the biological classification of animals, reptiles of Chelonia order are turtles. They are found in most parts of the world and can be marine or non-marine. Their length ranges from less than ten centimeters to more than 2m. They feed on soft plant material or small animal or both. Turtles of a particular family. Testudinidae are known as …

Butterflies and caterpillars are different forms of the same insect. In the process of metamorphosis, the egg hatch to form a larva or a caterpillar. This is the feeding stage, in which the larva feeds and grows. At some stage, it undergoes another phase – the pupa, which is the non-feeding stage. At this stage the insect starts changing its …