QOTD

Question: How do ant-eaters eat ants? Hypothesis: They use their long noses. Answer: ...

Question: How do birds keep their nests stable? Hypothesis: They place it on a thick branch for support. Answer: ...

I was driving with Merric to the auto parts store when he came up with the next question of the day. I proposed that he attempt to come up with a reasonable answer himself prior to looking it up; generate a hypothesis as it were. The general idea is for him to generate solutions on his own - let's see how that pans out. ...

Question: What do sea turtles eat? Answer: ...

Question: What do alligators eat? Answer: ...

Question: What jobs do ants have? Answer: ...

Question: How big are komodo dragons? Answer: They are the largest lizards on earth and can get up to 10 feet long and weigh 300 lbs. They have a bite force of 600 psi (humans only have 120 psi). They are opportunistic predators and can bring down a water buffalo. ...

Question: What do blue whales eat? Answer: Krill and lots of it. The more interesting fact was how they plug their noses to dive underwater. ...

Question: What do spider monkeys eat? Answer: ...

Question: How do fish control their bouyancy? Answer: They have special bladders that they can inflate/deflate with air. ...

Question: How do sloths stay in trees? Answer: ...

Question: What do flies eat? Answer: All sorts of things, including poop. ...

Question: Why is an owl's face flat? Answer: ...

Question: How strong is a snake? Answer: ...

Question: How many rows of eyes do wolf spiders have? Answer: Three rows. Four eyes on the bottom, two larger ones in the middle and two large ones on the top. ...

Question: What shape are a cuttlefish's eyes? Answer: They are in the shape of a 'w'. Interestingly, they are colorblind, yet can perfectly mimic their surroundings. ...

Question: What do dragonflies eat? Answer: Mosquitoes; thirty to hundreds per day! ...

Question: How strong is an octopus? Answer: It can lift 40 times its own weight. ...

Question: What do crickets eat? Answer: Grass, seeds and, sometimes, other insects.  ...

This began as a way to engage the kids with conversation at dinner. Thinking back, it could be why so many of the questions revolve around what other creatures eat. ...