Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 14, 2016
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August 15, 2016
Transcript:
I'm a what?? Velvet ants are actually wasps! Paulo Gabriel De Silva Barros, at 34.8 inches tall, and Katyucia Hoshino, at 35.2 inches tall, of Ivetapa, Brazil, or the shortest couple in the world! The Galapagos penguin is the only penguin that lives north of the equator in the wild.
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Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
Compared to Matt and Amy Roloff as well as Bill Klein and Jen Arnold, how short are Paulo and Katyucia?
hankgillette over 8 years ago
Velvet ants are also called “cow-killers” in the South. They have one of the most painful stings of any insect.
therese_callahan2002 over 8 years ago
Right, and guinea pigs are rodents, and koala bears are marsupials. Who came up with all these taxonomic misnomers?
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
I’ve never heard of velvet ants, but they look cool!
Charlie Fogwhistle over 8 years ago
Paulo always wanted a taller woman.
ColonelClaus over 8 years ago
The Fire Ant is a Beautiful insect. Thats what we call these critters in Kentucky. And they are HUGE as insects go.
Kali39 over 8 years ago
Well, escorting a Galapagos Penguin might have been easier for Bugs Bunny….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PtRXIljXOk
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
I saw a penguin in the Galapagos. And dubbed her Guinevere.
bookworm0812 over 8 years ago
Ask Shagg just had a lesson about panda ants. Those are wasps, too!
leolino over 8 years ago
That’s actually “Itapeva”.