What if,
one day, while out on the street, you just so happened to come across a
headless creature or witness a living heart resting and beating nonchalantly in
some remote corner of a room? You might just pass out from the experience or
start rubbing your eyes frantically in an attempt to get rid of these
terrifying visions, but in reality, such an occurrence could happen in real
life as there are many instances in this mysterious world of ours where an
animal's life has continued long after what in most cases. This is not the name
of some exotic animal; rather, it is a Japanese dish known as the dancing
squid. When you order this delicacy, a freshly prepared and, of course, already
dead example of this sea creature will be served at your table. What's so special
about this, you ask? Well, the whole thing is served in soy sauce. For some of
these zombie creatures, they are served as exquisite gourmet dishes, delicacies
for the discriminating palate. For others, you could become their prey. Here
are a few stories that will simply wow you.
The dish is completely dependent on you. As soon as
the squid is covered in soy sauce, it starts to writhe and shimmy, creating a
real dance of death on the plate. This culinary miracle is actually very easily
explained; it all has to do with the unique structure of the nerve fibers in
these amazing creatures, which react with the sodium in the soy sauce even when
they are dead. This peculiar characteristic of squids and octopus is also
employed during the creation of a Korean delicacy called Sonic G produced from
octopus tentacles. As a result, the squid's muscles flex, giving the impression
that it is dancing with delight at having become your food.
In addition, they are served immediately after
being severed from the living creature; once more, this is because of the soy
sauce. The tentacles of an octopus can live independently of the body for up to
an hour, and they can move even inside the scalding mouths of those who enjoy
this delicacy. If you manage to chew them incorrectly, however, the tentacles
can even suffocate you. According to reports, eating Sonic G kills roughly six
people annually, but despite the risk, devoted enthusiasts of extreme eating
seem to enjoy the dish, which, unlike these mollusks, is highly sought after.
Certain insects, like cockroaches, are renowned for
their vigor and may survive for longer than an hour without essential organs.
Recently, it was discovered that even a headless cockroach can survive for
several weeks. This discovery was made by Pennsylvanian entomologist
Christopher Tipping, who observed that the scientists had carefully removed the
heads of several American cockroach representatives under a microscope, covered
the wounds with dental wax, and left the experimental insects in a jar. A few
weeks later, Mr. Tipping checked on the cockroaches and discovered that they
were still alive. Scientists claim that these creatures could withstand even a
nuclear war or other global catastrophes.
The researcher explains this phenomenon by pointing
out that because cockroaches don't have a very large blood vessel network,
getting oxygen and nutrients to vital organs in the absence of their head isn't
a particularly difficult task. Additionally, when a cockroach's head is
severed, the blood vessels in the neck become clogged, which prevents fatal
bleeding or the normally associated catastrophic decrease in blood pressure.
Finally, it's crucial to note that cockroaches breathe through special
spiracles rather than their mouths or noses like humans do. These holes are
located in the lateral parts of the insect abdomen.
Similar experiments have been conducted on fruit
flies, and the results show that they can survive for a few days without a
head. Not only that, but they can continue to fully enjoy all of life's
blessings and joys, flying quite quickly or even just walking, according to the
experimenters. Headless fruit flies are kept in an upright position even better
than regular flies, but the most unbelievable thing of all is that the
deep-capitated males are not averse to continuing to make advances toward the
still-normal females. Regrettably, the winget ladies do not take the headless
gentleman seriously; instead viewing them as some sort of foreign irritant. Because
of the unique way that their bodies are constructed, the insects are able to
respond to light sources and other stimuli even in the absence of eyes. For
example, light-sensitive cells in their kidneys continue to allow them to see.
Even larger creatures, like toads, can occasionally survive after losing their
heads. One such exceedingly bizarre creature was discovered by Jill Fleming, a
PhD student at the University of Massachusetts. In Connecticut woodland, Miss
Fleming discovered this strange headless toad. It had a typical toad body,
arms, and legs, but in place of a head, it was just a stump with no eyes, nose,
or jaws or a tongue nevertheless the amphibian actively moved about and even
produced.
Scientists
were astounded and stunned by the zombie toad's croaking-like sound; some have
proposed that a genetic abnormality may be to blame. According to Jill Fleming
herself, the toad lost his head due to an accident. After sharing a video of
the little headless wonder, the graduate student also asked Twitter users to
share their thoughts. Some suggested that hungry rats had eaten the toad's
head, while others suggested that a particular type of fly may have laid eggs
on or inside the toad's head, from which the carnivorous larvae later emerged
and devoured the poor amphibian's soft tissues.
Even
anything Turtle Heart More Amazingly, some other animals' organs have the
ability to survive on their own after being removed from the body. The turtle
heart is particularly well-known for this ability; if you remove it from its
chest, it will continue to beat and live on its own for an additional five
days. The key is that reptile hearts have their own pacemaker cells, which
enable this organ to temporarily continue beating even when a body is not
attached. Turtle D capitated cockroaches, turtle heart songs Headless flies and
toads.
These are
all harmless little horror stories, but among these seemingly innocent
creatures in God's garden are real dangerous monsters that can quickly and
easily annihilate their prey. For this reason, we should be especially afraid
of creatures that can bite or sting, especially those that can inject a deadly
poison into the victim's body. Another example of this is the following story
about a gardener in the state of Texas: one day, while working in his garden,
he came across a rattlesnake. If not, you might find yourself in the intensive
care unit of your local hospital, or even, god forbid, six feet under. Without
thinking, he took a shovel and chopped off the reptile's head. He then knelt to
toss the carcass over the fence when the severed head bit him in the hand. At
that same moment, the snake released all of its poison into his body, not just
a small amount like in a typical rattlesnake bite. The unlucky gardener became
ill almost instantly, losing his vision and feeling bleeding inside his organs.
He was taken to the hospital right away and given 26 doses of antivenom, rather
than the customary one or two doses. Doctors were not sure he would survive the
night. But after a while, he started to get better. Doctors told him that even
after a snake's head is severed; it can still bite and inject all of its
remaining poison. The corresponding reflex in these snakes lasts for an hour
after the head is removed from the body. Among all the zombie animals, I
discovered one real long-lived one, called Mike the headless chicken, who lived
without a head for eighteen months in September 1945. An American farmer named
Lloyd Olsen decided to butcher one of these feathery delicacies and cook it for
dinner. To the farmer's surprise, Mike the headless chicken shook himself off stood
up and then continued to run around yard.
After
this supernatural marathon lasted for several hours, the owner finally lost it
and decided not to eat the animal for dinner. The farmer then fed Mike milk and
water through his esophagus on a regular basis. The rooster could walk and also
make gurgling sounds. The second time fate called, Mike died accidentally,
according to one version of events. The owner failed to find a syringe in time
to clear the mucus from the bird's esophagus. The autopsy revealed what had
initially happened: the farmer's axe had missed the carotid artery, causing the
blood to quickly coagulate. This prevented Mike from dying from a fatal
bleeding out, and since the majority of its reflexes, including breathing,
heartbeat, and most reflexes were controlled by brainstem which was not
affected by axe strike. Mike's ability to continue after suffering injuries
that should have killed him is not the only superpower that animals have. I'll
tell you about some of the other amazing things our smaller siblings and
sisters can accomplish in one of our upcoming episodes, and trust me when I say
that our feathered and furry friends have some truly amazing surprises in store
for us.