Estimated in 2007, the number of civilian-owned firearms in the US was 88.8 guns per 100 people. See more

The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves. See more

Workers in an ant colony only live for about 45-60 days, but a colony's queen can live up to 20 years. See more

Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people. See more

By combining force of numbers with organized aggression, ants have become the greatest insect killers on Earth -- even of their own kind. See more

Ants began farming about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops. See more

The animal with the largest brain in proportion to its size is the ant. They are the smartest species of insects with about 250,000 brain cells. See more

Armadillos are able to contract leprosy. See more

The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side. See more

A snail can sleep for three years. See more

Turtles can breathe through their butts. See more

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. See more

Most lipstick contains fish scales. See more

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants. See more

One pair of rats has the potential for 15,000 descendants in a year. See more

A female can produce up to twelve litters of twenty rats a year. See more