Facts about animals that turned out to be complete nonsense

in #animals7 years ago

MYTH. After a bee stung a person, she dies.
TRUE. This applies only to honey bees.

In honey bees, a sting with a jag, which causes it to get stuck in the skin of a person, and the insect, in vain attempts to free itself with a sting, tears off part of the belly and then dies. But there are thousands of other kinds of bees with a common sting, which can sting hundreds of times and happily live on their own.

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MYTH. Goldfish have a short memory.
TRUE. Goldfish can remember events for a minimum of 3 months.
Back in 2003, scientists proved that goldfish can remember events at least three months ago. They best remember shapes, sounds, colors

MYTH. Sharks can smell a drop of blood a few kilometers away.
TRUE. The maximum, what sharks are capable of, is to smell a drop of blood in a small pool.
It is proved that sharks can smell a drop of blood in the pool, but even with such a fantastic sense of smell, this is more than they are capable of.

MYTH. The flute game can hypnotize the snake.
TRUE. Snakes react to fakir movements, not to music.
Snakes are almost deaf, they just react to certain fakir movements, but not to music.

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