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Expandable water toys (also grow-in-water toys or grow monsters) are novelty items made from a superabsorbent polymer. They are toys that expand after putting them into water for anything from a few hours up to several days, depending on size. They shrink in saltwater or when exposed to air.
The deer mice native to Andes highlands (up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)) are found to have relatively low hemoglobin content. [41] Measurement of food intake, gut mass, and cardiopulmonary organ mass indicated proportional increases in mice living at high altitudes, which in turn show that life at high altitudes demands higher levels of energy. [ 42 ]
The vocalizations of the greater roadrunner have seven distinct variants. The most frequent call is a slow and descending sequence of about six low, "cooing" noises, emitted by the male and which is heard at 820 feet (250 m). [20] This call is usually made early in the morning, from a high perch such as a fence post, dead tree or cactus.
Glowing sea creature with 15 tentacles found off Florida coast. It’s a new species ‘Golden’-tailed creature — pregnant with 2 eggs — discovered as new species.
The jellyfish has been found at depths of about 2,700 feet to 2,800 feet down, the study said. ... about 600 miles southeast of Tokyo. ... ‘Large’ creature — with 20 arms — found lurking ...
The heaviest bird ever capable of flight was Argentavis magnificens, the largest member of the now extinct family Teratornithidae, found in Miocene-aged fossil beds of Argentina, with a wingspan up to 5.5 m (18 ft), a length of up to 1.25 m (4.1 ft), a height on the ground of up to 1.75 m (5.7 ft) and a body weight of at least 71 kg (157 lb).
The largest lacewing is the Australian "blue eyes lacewing" (Nymphes myrmeleonides), which can measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in length and span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings. [41] Some forms of this ancient order could grow extremely large during the Jurassic period and may have ranked among the largest insects ever. [42]
It has an “elongated,” tube-shaped body with 20 tentacles and over 70 tube feet. Sea cucumbers use these feet-like projections to suction onto surfaces and move around, according to the ...