If you journey to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, you’ll find that flying dragons are far from mythical. But the jury’s still out on dragons that can breathe fire.
The southern sand octopus shoots jets of water into the sand to make its own quicksand, where it can vanish within seconds and build a sturdy, well-designed burrow.
To defeat the corn plant’s natural defenses against insects, caterpillars produce potent poop that deceives the plants and leaves the caterpillars free to gorge.
