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7 WEIRD FACTS ABOUT SNAKES
Snakes are among the most feared animals.
These reptiles can be as small as the four
inch long Barbados threadsnake or as large
as the 40-foot long anaconda. With over
3,000 species globally, snakes are found in
almost every biome. These legless, scaly
vertebrates can slither, swim, and even fly.
Did you know that some snakes have more
than one head or that some female snakes
can reproduce without males? Discover
some unusual facts about snakes that may
surprise you.

1. TWO-HEADED SNAKES
Did you know that snakes can have two
heads? This instance is rare and two-
headed snakes don't survive long in the
wild. Each head has its own brain and each
brain can control the shared body. As a
result, these animals have unusual
movements as both heads try to control the
body and go in their own direction. One
snake head will sometimes attack the other
as they fight over food. Two-headed snakes
result from the incomplete splitting of a
snake embryo. A complete split would have
resulted in twin snakes, but the process
stops before completion. While these
snakes don't fair well in the wild, some
have lived for years in captivity. According
to National Geographic, a two-headed corn
snake named Thelma and Louise lived for
several years at the San Diego Zoo and
produced 15 normal offspring.
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2. FLYING SNAKES
Did you know that some snakes fly? Well,
more like glide. After studying five species
of snake from Southeast and South Asia,
scientists have determined just how these
reptiles accomplish this feat. Video cameras
were used to record the animals in flight
and create 3-D reconstructions of the
snakes' body positions. The studies showed
that the snakes can travel up to 24 meters
from a branch at the top of a 15-meter-tall
tower with constant velocity and without
simply dropping to the ground.
From the reconstructions of the snakes in
flight, it was determined that the snakes
never reach what is known as an
equilibrium gliding state. This is a state in
which the forces created by their body
movements exactly counteract the forces
pulling down on the snakes. According to
Virginia Tech researcher Jake Socha, "The
snake is pushed upward -- even though it is
moving downward -- because the upward
component of the aerodynamic force is
greater than the snake's weight." This
effect however is temporary, ending with
the snake landing on another object, such
as branch, or on the ground.

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I was once a victim of No4 when i invite my bae nd she show up with all of her friends
my inner spirit come the whisper me to take-off immediately after eating nd live them to pay the bill

Hmm

Kondomatic:
Cobra or dog pepper soup are the best anti malaria drugs on earth

so you eat dog too??

shuperuXX:
ok

if baloteli no hot pass this guy make i quench

crunchyg:
Guys today is my bday, make una wish me well with some likes

ahbeg my network is bad

wendy241:
lolzz abi oh

i tel u

Kondomatic:
Bro. If one door closes and another one opens then it is either you have entered an Ibadan man taxi or maybe you've bought a very bad second hand car.






All these celebrities no go wan focus on one thing and do it best. I remember the day I played Tonto Dike's song near my mom's pregnant Cat. The cat had miscarriage that evening and miscarried two more times before becoming sterile.

hahaha you be stupid

KingLennon:
He shoud have charged the car very well nah. Atleast e for last am. That's his fault and also his business....

he should have carry his power bank along anywhere he goes

When a door closes another door should open, but if it doesn't then go in through the window.

Some things are better left unsaid, which I certainly realize, right after saying them.

Seguntimmy:
and they wil be forming big around

If I won the award for laziness, I
would send somebody to pick it
up for me.

Afam4eva:
You will never get me in your life.

brohs no be fight na i just need you to put me through na

Afam4eva:
This has always been my grouse with Kanu and majority of IPOB supporters. Do you and let us do us. We mustn't always agree on everything. I'm Igbo but i may not be in support of Biafra or even if i am, i may not be in support of IPOB methods, so i may choose to sit out. Sometimes, i blame ignorance for such attitude.

i dint get you at all

This man matter don tire me sef

decatalyst:
My brother, ma pocket don get hole oo. To carry phone put for there dey hard me sef

ah ok na make i check the other side :|

[color=#000000][/color] Ok

decatalyst:
I don't even know what to type

ahbeg u carry lighter for pocket??

drchinchek:
who get that ring for her finger

is that the only thing u can see?
Eyes service sha

drchinchek:
who get that ring for her finger

is that the only thing u can see?
Eyes service though

Shelloween:
Will going to church lead you to Heaven? And will God condem you just because you didn't go?

hmmm simple question u can't even answer.

17 Things You Didn't Know About Mosquitoes

A Bug Is Born 1. Only female mosquitoes bite. Both male and female feed mainly on fruit and plant nectar, but the female also needs the protein in blood to help her eggs develop. Once she's had her fill of blood, she'll rest for a couple of days before laying her eggs. 2. There are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes. About 175 of them are found in the United States, with the Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Culex pipiens, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) among the most common. The Anopheles is a malaria carrier, and the other three are known to spread various forms of encephalitis. 3. West Virginia has the fewest species of mosquitoes. There are 26 in the mountainous state, while Texas has the most with 85. Florida is a close second with 80 identified species. 4. Mosquito is Spanish for “little fly.” The word reportedly originated in the early 16th century. In Africa, New Zealand and Australia, mosquitoes are often called “Mozzies” 5. Mosquitoes don't have teeth. The females “bite” with a long, pointed mouthpart called a proboscis. They use the serrated proboscis to pierce the skin and locate a capillary, then draw blood through one of two tubes. 6. A mosquito can drink up to three times its weight in blood. Don't worry, though. It would take about 1.2 million bites to drain all the blood from your body. 7. Female mosquitoes can lay up to 300 eggs at a time. Usually, the eggs are deposited in clusters – called rafts – on the surface of stagnant water, or they are laid in areas that flood regularly. Eggs can hatch in as little as an inch of standing water. Females will lay eggs up to three times before they die. 8. Mosquitoes spend their first 10 days in water. Water is necessary for the eggs to hatch into larvae, called wigglers. Wigglers feed on organic matter in stagnant water and breathe oxygen from the surface. They develop into pupae, which do not feed and are partially encased in cocoons. Over several days, the pupae change into adult mosquitoes. 9. Mosquitoes hibernate. They are cold- blooded and prefer temperatures over 80 degrees. At temperatures less than 50 degrees, they shut down for the winter. The adult females of some species find holes where they wait for warmer weather, while others lay their eggs in freezing water and die. The eggs keep until the temperatures rise, and they can hatch. 10. The average mosquito lifespan is less than two months. Males have the shortest lives, usually 10 days or less, and females can live about six to eight weeks, under ideal conditions. The females lay eggs about every three days during that time. Females of species that hibernate may live up to six months. The Bloodsucker Behavior And Anatomy 11. Mosquitoes have six legs. They also have a head, thorax and abdomen. On the head are two large compound eyes, two ocelli (simple eyes), two antennae and a proboscis. Two large, scaled wings sprout from the thorax. 12. Midges and crane flies are often mistaken for mosquitoes. Biting midges are smaller, have shorter wings and tend to feed in swarms. Mosquito traps often attract and kill biting midges. Meanwhile, crane flies are much larger than mosquitoes – up to 1 ½ inches long in some cases – and do not bite. 13. Male mosquitoes locate females by the sound of their wings. Females can beat their wings up to 500 times per second, and the males pick out the higher frequency of those beats when seeking a mate. 14. Mosquitoes can't fly very far or very fast. Most mosquitoes can fly no more than about one to three miles, and often stay within several hundred feet of where they were hatched. However, a few salt marsh species can travel up to 40 miles. The top speed for a mosquito is about 1.5 miles per hour. 15. Mosquitoes generally fly below 25 feet. However, some species have also been found at extraordinary heights, including 8,000 feet up in the Himalayas. 16. Mosquitoes can smell human breath. They have receptors on their antennae that detect the carbon dioxide released when we exhale. Those plumes of CO2 rise into the air, acting as trails that the mosquitoes follow to find the source. 17. Sweat helps mosquitoes choose their victims. Our skin produces more than 340 chemical odors, and some of them smell like dinner to mosquitoes. They are fond of octenol, a chemical released in sweat, as well as cholesterol, folic acid, certain bacter

Because Nigeria are too selfish I guess ; D

squash47:
guy no think am o, i dy unto MTN mast now..i wan jump from there make i see if go fly like spider man...now way spider don bite me....if i kon shif for u nw make u kom,that one na sweetcide u wan commit so no be faint!

lol u can't be serious

squash47:
.

ahbeg shift small i want to faint

Booked

emeijeh:
@Op, Just pray your cassava don't turn to cocoyam

wayy don sir

abejide1000:
Even if he was holding iPhone 7 and Samsung S8, he could have at least helped the woman. Life is more important than these useless gadgets we are carrying up and down. May your soul RIP, poor woman

are you really kidding me??

Linux007:
Everything! From the sluggish movement, to the way it rotates its eyes, to the colour changes... just akin to the love u would have for a woman.. ���

blood of Jesus u mean u can also do am that thing??