Expository Essay On Common Animal Myths

Expository essay on Common Animal Myths There are many “facts” about animals you've probably heard or read several times in your life but many of them are actually not fact but myth. The reason these myths became facts varies, it could be because of a bad or misunderstood experiment, it could be from a simple misunderstanding of information given too you. It could be from a lack of information, but no matter how they became fact here is why they are myth. There are many myths about fish perhaps the most popular of them is that goldfish have very short memories of only 3 seconds. This is untrue, goldfish have a very good memory of up to 3 months or more. They are also somewhat intelligent, capable of recognizing different shapes, color, sounds, even faces. They also have personalities and traits that make them different from other goldfish, and they are also socially aware. They can even identify their shoal-mates or other fish of similar traits. Goldfish also have likes and dislikes, some may enjoy listening to music …show more content…
Lets clear the first myth, the name Daddy longleg usually refers to a harvestmen which isn't a spider but instead is a Opilione. However the myth of harvestmen being spiders is understandible as Opiliones are a type of arachnid like spiders. Though the myth of them being highly venomous is quite strange, the myth goes that they are highly venomous but they have fangs and mouths too small to bite. The only truth to that is the small fangs, everything else is false, Opiliones have no venom sacks and therefore no venom making them harmless. The name Daddy longlegs is also used for a spider (skull spider), plant(Stylidium divaricatum), and fly(crane fly), for each of these the myth of being highly venomous but not having long enough pincers to peirce the skin to cause damage is false as