Many animals have special features that can help them to kill or harm other creatures. Some have venomous bites or stings, while others have razor-sharp teeth or claws.
Jellyfish
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Although many jellyfish are not deadly, the Australian box jellyfish, or sea wasp, can kill within minutes. Its four clusters of 15 tentacles are covered with thousands of stinging cells. They can stretch to about 3m when the jellyfish is hunting for small fish and other prey
Great white sharks prey mostly on seals and porpoises, and they can leap out of the sea in order to catch one. These hunters can be 6m in length and weigh as much as 2,000kg. Tiger sharks are also fierce predators. To find their prey they rely on a keen sense of smell and special cells that can sense movement in the water.
Crocodiles
To Catch its meal, the crocodile has waterproof flaps to seal its eyes, ears, nostrils and throat while it hides under the water. An animal that comes to the water for a drink cannot see or smell the crocodile, who will suddenly explode from the water to snatch and drown its prey.
Spiders
All spiders have poisonous bites. About 30 species are dangerous to people, including the female black widow, the Australian funnel-web and the deadliest: the Brazilian wandering spider.
Snakes
Several snakes have poisonous bites, such as the rattlesnake, the cobra and the brown tree snake. Others, such as pythons and boa constrictors, Wrap their bodies around their prey and crush it.
Piranha fish
The piranha fish lives in rivers in South America. It has sharpteeth and strong jaws for eating meat. It can find its prey by using a special sensory system that can detect the smell of blood. Of the ,200 species of piranha, the red-bellied piranha is the most dangerous. Piranha fish rarely eat anything larger than themselves.
Gk Questions about Deadly Creatures
- How many tentacles does an octopus have?
Answer: Eight
- Most of a jellyfish’s body is made up of True or false?
Answer: False (it is mostly water)
- What does SCUBA equipment help people to do?
Answer: Breathe underwater
4.Are seahorses fish or molluscs?
Answer: Fish
- What is the world’s largest species of ray?
Answer: The manta ray
- Are there more than 100 types of shark in the world?
Answer: Yes
- How many tentacles does a squid have?
Answer: Ten
- What do squid eat: jellyfish, plankton or fish?
Answer: Fish
- What do jellyfish use to attack their prey?
Answer: Stinging tentacles
- Are squid invertebrates?
Answer: Yes
- Which ocean habitat is home to the most types of fish?
Answer: Coral reefs
- How long can divers stay underwater for: 10 minutes or more, 15 minutes or more or 20 minutes or more?
Answer: 20 minutes or more
- What do the tanks in SCUBA equipment contain?
Answer: Compressed gas
- Are sharks more closely related to squid or rays?
Answer: Rays
- Do squid spend most of their time in open water or on the seabed?
Answer: In open water
- What ‘P’ leave behind the hard, stony cases we see in coral reefs?
Answer: Polyps
- To which of these creatures are corals most closely related: jellyfish, giant clams or sharks?
Answer: Jellyfish
- What word is used to describe a tail chat can grip things?
Answer: Prehensile