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Why Do Snakes Have Forked Tongues?

The snake's forked tongue helps it smell in stereo.

This Mushroom Can Fly

Bird’s nest fungi look just like a tiny bird's nest. But those little eggs have no yolks.

Toad Tongues Slay With Seriously Sticky Spit

How are frogs so amazing at catching bugs? It’s their supersoft tongue and special spit.

How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard?

Mussels create byssal threads to attach themselves to rocks and each other.

Earthworm Love is Cuddly...and Complicated

Earthworms cozy up with a mate inside tubes of slime to make cocoons full of baby worms.

How Hagfish Unleash a Torrent of Slime

What keeps the boneless, jawless hagfish thriving after more than 300 million years? SLIME

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