I have an example. We all know how pesky those darn spider webs are. But did you know the silk making up those webs is stronger than steel, more elastic than nylon, and tougher than rubber? How amazing is it that a simple organism can produce something with those kinds of properties with it's own body? Scientists have to use complicated biotechnology to produce that sort of material.

What are some amazing things you know?

*while everyone was busy Googling cool facts.*

Did you know, all Clownfish (the main fish in Finding Nemo in case you didnt know ) are born males? And only the toughest ones become females!...go figure :shrug:

Simple? Hardly. In fact, there really aren't "simple" organisms.

The only amazing fact of nature I can think of right now is that it exists.

A gross fact of nature, not to mention a surprising one, is a dog's hunting instinct. The example I immediately think of is just recently my dog killed a rabbit, ate ONLY it's hind legs, and left it as a present on my porch. He's never been taught how to hunt, just his natural instinct.

It was also apparently his natural instinct to use the floor in front of the door as a toilet when he got sick from said rabbit whilst I was out. Clearly he set a trap for me, expecting me to step in it when I got home. :sadvaultboy:

Well today I watched a documentry about camels. The hump on their back is mad of fat, they stor it there to stop it unsulating the rest of their bodies, helping them keep cool, their stomach has these "pockets" that increase surface area and alow it to store water. It also cools down the blood going to its brain when it breathes. They are pretty impressive creatures.

Rats also cant vomit (for some reason).

Orchids are the seducers of the plant world. Some have evolved their flower petals in mimicry of insect genetalia, prompting male insects to fly in and pollinate.