Furniture and fabric eaters.

Furniture beetles lay their egg in the crevices of damp wood. When the eggs hatch, the larvae (called woodworm) eat their way to the surface, making tiny tunnels.

Clothe moths eat feathers, fur and wool. They live in damp, dark places such as the cupboards and old chests and they lay their eggs on clothes or old carpeting.

Woodlice like to eat damp paper. They breathe through gills on their legs. The gills must be kept wet, so woodlice live in damp places.

Carpet beetles lay their eggs amongst carpet fluff. When the larvae hatch they are called ‘woolly bears.’ They eat feathers, dead insects, fur and wool.

Strange but true.

The biggest animal found on inland Antarctica is the housefly.

The Antarctic notothenia fish has a protein in its blood that acts like antifreeze and stops the fish freezing in icy sea.

Penguins are so well insulated by fat that they overheat when they are active.

They have to stand with their beaks open to cool down.

The Adelie penguin can leap four times its own height to get from sea to land.