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Here, we share information and discuss facts about living things that surround our beautiful planet.

We will be sharing with you facts about animals and plants and, indeed, the interesting things about live sciences.

I am Samuel Amarachi Ejiemenu,

The Publisher of LAS Live Sciences.

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GECKOS POSSESS PINS

“What for?” you may ask. After all, they could hurt someone or something, or they could even be hurt by their own pins. Amazingly, the pins are too tiny, soft and flexible to even hurt anyone or anything. That is why, if you’ve ever had a wall gecko climb on you, you would never see any scar on your body. The information you are about to read reveal the very reason gecko lizards can climb and walk on almost any surface. It was discovered that gecko lizards possess extremely tiny hairs under each of their feet. These hairs rise and flatten, and can be detached easily from surfaces because of the direction, or angle, in which they grow. These hair-like pins, more appropriately called setae , also have several smaller parts on each of them, making them look like ceiling brooms. The tinier hairs, which are more of fiber, are called spatulae . The setae are made of keratin_ the same material human fingers are made of. Due to their structure, size, mass number and the material with ...

THE MARVEL OF SPIDERS

If you have ever taken an interest in spiders, you will definitely observe that these are some of the most amazing animals on earth. From a lot of observations and studies about spiders, they are wonderful creatures blessed with skills, and they deserve our attention. We are going to be taking a look at some of the mind-boggling and indeed interesting features of spiders. EYES eyes of jumping spider Spiders have two true eyes and six eye spots, that is eight parts that look like eyes with only two actually used for sight. Spiders do not see very clearly, so they have other features that make them move freely without hitting things unnecessarily. But what significant purpose do their true eyes serve? Research shows that the Jumping spider, like many other spiders, can catch insects for food in one jump. To do this, those same eyes with faint sight are needed. The Jumping spider have a retina (the part of the eye that sends message to the brain about what it receives as l...

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