WEIRD & WONDERFUL NATURE

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Across
  1. 7. An Indonesian marine animal capable of imitating the appearance and movements of other sea creatures.
  2. 10. A Mexican amphibian that can regenerate lost limbs and retains its feathery external gills into adulthood.
  3. 13. A jellyfish capable of reverting to an earlier stage of its life cycle under certain conditions.
  4. 14. A mammal with a long snout and sticky tongue, specialised for feeding on ants and termites.
  5. 15. A reptile that changes colour to communicate, regulate its temperature and respond to its surroundings.
  6. 16. The only mammal capable of sustained powered flight, with many species using echolocation to navigate.
  7. 21. The transformation from one body form to another during an animal's life cycle, such as a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
  8. 22. A tree-dwelling mammal that moves slowly and can host algae in its fur.
  9. 23. A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes that can rotate.
  10. 24. A giant parasitic flower famous for its enormous bloom and smell of rotting meat.
Down
  1. 1. A carnivorous plant whose hinged leaves snap shut when an insect touches sensitive hairs inside them.
  2. 2. The process by which plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars.
  3. 3. A tiny bird capable of hovering in mid-air and flying backwards.
  4. 4. The world's largest living lizard, native to several Indonesian islands.
  5. 5. A sea creature with three hearts, blue blood and eight arms.
  6. 6. The natural production of light by living organisms, including fireflies and some deep-sea creatures.
  7. 8. CUCUMBER A marine animal that can expel some of its internal organs to deter predators.
  8. 9. An egg-laying mammal with a duck-like bill, webbed feet and a flat tail.
  9. 11. The largest animal known to have ever lived, reaching lengths of around 30 metres.
  10. 12. An Australian marsupial whose fingerprints closely resemble those of humans.
  11. 17. A microscopic animal capable of surviving extreme conditions, including intense radiation and near-freezing temperatures.
  12. 18. A survival adaptation that allows an organism to blend into its surroundings.
  13. 19. An amphibian that can survive having much of its body frozen during winter.
  14. 20. A social insect whose colonies can contain thousands or even millions of individuals, with some species carrying loads many times their own weight.
  15. 22. A marine fish in which males carry developing young in a specialised pouch.