Do Animals Cry?
Do Animals Cry? Most animals don’t cry the way people do. Many animals produce a liquid that looks like tears. These “tears” have nothing to do with...
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Can a Skunk Aim Its Spray?
Can a Skunk Aim Its Spray? Yes — a skunk can accurately aim and spray its stinging liquid at an enemy as far as 15 feet away. The smelly liquid, known as mercaptan, is...
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How Does a Spider Spin Its Web?
How Does a Spider Spin Its Web? A spider spins a web out of silk that it makes inside its body. The silk comes out in thin liquid threads that harden when exposed to...
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How Does a Clam Make Its Shell?
If you have ever examined a clam shell, you may have wondered how the shell got bigger as the clam grew. A clam is born with a shell just the right size for its body....
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How Do They Make Yeast?
Yeast culture is the growing of yeast, much as a farmer cultivates crops. For yeasts are really tiny plants of the mushroom family, like mushrooms, they need shade,...
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