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Spooky facts for Spooky Season #6: You may have heard that leeches were used in ancient medicine for things like bloodletting. They`re actually still used in medicine today. They have an anticoagulant component in their saliva that makes them useful in things like limb reattachments, plastic surgeries, and other procedures. Thank your local leeches!

Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

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Spooky facts for Spooky Season #6: You may have heard that leeches were used in ancient medicine for things like bloodletting. They're actually still used in medicine today. They have an anticoagulant component in their saliva that makes them useful in things like limb reattachments, plastic surgeries, and other procedures. Thank your local leeches!
Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let’s learn about six animals and plants that are native to the Delaware area! Scroll to learn some fun facts about these species, two of which have been selected as Delaware’s state tree and state wildlife animal. Take a little time today to appreciate the life that has been here WAY before us.

Special thanks to Ella from Odessa High School for developing and creating this post!

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In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let’s learn about six animals and plants that are native to the Delaware area! Scroll to learn some fun facts about these species, two of which have been selected as Delaware’s state tree and state wildlife animal. Take a little time today to appreciate the life that has been here WAY before us.
Special thanks to Ella from Odessa High School for developing and creating this post!

Spooky facts for Spooky Season #5: Did you know horn lizards can shoot blood directly from their eyes?

Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

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Spooky facts for Spooky Season #5: Did you know horn lizards can shoot blood directly from their eyes?
Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

Spooky Facts for Spooky Season #4: Did you know that in the 1800s, about 180,000 Egyptian mummified cats were sent to Liverpool in the UK to be used as fertilizer for plants?

Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

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Spooky Facts for Spooky Season #4: Did you know that in the 1800s, about 180,000 Egyptian mummified cats were sent to Liverpool in the UK to be used as fertilizer for plants?
Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

Spooky facts for Spooky Season #3: The southern giant pouched rat of sub-Saharan Africa is the world`s largest species of rat. It can grow 2.5ft long and over 4 pounds in its maximum size, and it is a very intelligent species that has been trained to sniff out tuberculosis in human patients and to find varied landmines.

Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

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Spooky facts for Spooky Season #3: The southern giant pouched rat of sub-Saharan Africa is the world's largest species of rat. It can grow 2.5ft long and over 4 pounds in its maximum size, and it is a very intelligent species that has been trained to sniff out tuberculosis in human patients and to find varied landmines.
Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

Spooky facts for Spooky Season #2: Did you know centipedes have modified pincer like front legs, called forcipules, that are used to inject venom into their prey?

Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

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Spooky facts for Spooky Season #2: Did you know centipedes have modified pincer like front legs, called forcipules, that are used to inject venom into their prey?
Discover more spooky facts at Museum of the Macabre, our 21+ only event, on Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m.

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807

302-658-9111
info@delmns.org

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