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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?