Wacky & Weird Facts: Animals Part 36

The coconut crab grows over 3 feet long and is not only the largest land crab but is the largest arthropod, the group that includes insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

Honey bees have five eyes: two compound eyes that help them see around themselves simultaneously, and three simple eyes that are positioned on the top of their heads that help with their orientation.

Shark teeth are coated with fluoride which acts like toothpaste and keeps the shark’s mouth healthy and clean.

There is a subspecies of butterflies known as the “8998 butterfly.” It’s named this way for its markings, which uncannily resemble the number ’89’ on one wing and the number ’98’ on the other.

Potoos are a type of bird that uses body posture to camouflage themselves to look like a part of a tree stump.

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