Science Facts Set-17

• Io is the densest moon in the Solar System.
• The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier which weighed only 113 grams.
• The smallest species of bull ant is about 15 mm long.
• Mammoths were Elephant-like creatures that lived from around 4.8 million to 4500 years ago.
• The Japanese spider crab has a leg span of about 4 meters.

• Only 25 species of scorpions are poisonous enough to kill a human being.
• The Giant Panda is an endangered species. It is herbivorous and it primarily consumes bamboo.
• A typical sea urchin has a size ranging from 6 to 12 cm.
• Pangolins are the only mammals having large keratin scales over their skin.
• Electron was discovered by J.J. Thomson, a British physicist and a Nobel laureate.