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TIL the axolotl is unusual among amphibians in that it reaches adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis and exhibits neoteny, remaining in a juvenile form of a salamander.

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vPNdr TIL that we can smell ants. Many species of ants release strong-smelling chemicals when they’re angry, threatened or being squished. Trap-jaw ants release a chocolatey smell when annoyed, while citronella ants earn their name from the lemony odour they give off.
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