Stuart

Stuart is the editor of Fauna Facts. He edits our writers' work as well as contributing his own content. Stuart is passionate about sustainable farming and animal welfare and has written extensively on cows and geese for the site.

Do Ants Have Brains? (Ant Cognition Explained)

Ants have well-functioning brains and they are considered to be one of the smartest insects. Ant brains contain between 200,000 and 250,000 neurons that control their day to day activities. By comparison, human brains have around 86 billion neurons. Ant colonies function more as a collective intelligence where each and every member is responsible for …

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How Many Legs Do Jellyfish Have?

Jellyfish don’t have legs, but they have tentacles. The number of tentacles they have varies wildly, as some species only have 15, while others might have thousands. Jellyfish don’t move around using their tentacles or legs. They will use their muscles to push off a pocket of water from underneath the bell to gather momentum, …

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Are Jellyfish Alive?

Jellyfish are alive, even though they might not appear to be. They don’t have brains, but they can move around, eat, and perform other basic functions such as reproduction, excretion, and feeding. Jellyfish are indeed alive. They might appear as though they aren’t, but they still carry out all the functions that a live being …

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How Long Do Jellyfish Live? (Are They Really Immortal?)

The lifespan of jellyfish varies by species. Some jellyfish live for only 12 months, while other jellyfish species might survive for up to 18 months. However, this is only true for the final stage of the jellyfish development when it becomes a fully grown jellyfish. Some scientists argue that jellyfish can live forever. In the …

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How Strong Would a Human-Sized Ant Be? (Weaker Than Humans)

A human-sized ant would be stronger overall than a regular-sized ant, but it would be vastly weaker as when compared to its bodyweight. Even when scaled up, an ant’s body could not cope with being human-sized and it would likely be weaker than a human being. With increasing size, the ant’s body weight would increase …

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Do Geckos Eat Ants?

Although some geckos eat ants, most geckos avoid eating ants because they contain foul-tasting formic acid and provide little nutritional value. In addition, some ant species have dangerous bites and are a formidable threat to geckos in large numbers. There have been some instances where ants by taking advantage of their sheer number have heavily …

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