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... that the venom of a Manchurian scorpion (pictured) contains an anti-epilepsy peptide?
... that the fungus Entomophthora muscae makes flies climb upwards before killing them, so they are better able to release a shower of spores for the next cycle of infection?
... that Hyalella azteca is the most abundant amphipod in North American lakes?
... that the tick Ornithodoros erraticus spreads the African swine fever virus in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)?
... that the bee Anthidium manicatum scrapes fur from leaves to line its nest?
... that the fairy shrimp Branchinecta brushi lives at 5,930 m (19,460 ft) in the Chilean Andes, higher than any other crustacean in the world?