The passage describes various instances of animals surviving and even thriving despite severe injuries, including decapitation. Examples include:
* "Odori don" or "dancing squid," a Japanese dish where the squid's body continues to move after being severed from its head due to a reaction with soy sauce.
* A Korean delicacy called "Sannakji" made from octopus tentacles that continue to squirm and move after being cut off from the living creature.
* A cockroach that can survive for several weeks without its head, as its brain is not necessary for its bodily functions.
* Fruit flies that can live for a few days without their heads and continue to fly and move around.
* A headless toad that was found in a forest in Connecticut, which could still move around and produce a croaking sound.
* A turtle heart that can beat for up to five days after being removed from its body due to its own pacemaker cells.
* A rattlesnake that can still bite and inject venom even after its head is severed from its body.
* A chicken named Mike that survived for 18 months without its head, able to walk and make sounds, after its owner failed to cut its carotid artery and clear its esophagus.
These examples showcase the remarkable ability of some animals to survive and adapt to severe injuries, often due to their unique physiological characteristics.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. In Japan, there's a dish called "Odori-don" or "dancing squid" where a dead squid is served in soy sauce and appears to dance.
2. The squid's muscles contract due to the sodium in the soy sauce, making it seem like it's dancing.
3. In Korea, there's a delicacy called "Sannakji" made from live octopus tentacles that are cut off and served with soy sauce.
4. The octopus tentacles can still move and even escape from the plate due to the soy sauce.
5. The extremities of an octopus can live apart from the body for up to an hour and can keep moving.
6. Cockroaches can live without their heads for several weeks due to their simple nervous system and ability to breathe through spiracles.
7. Fruit flies can live without their heads for a few days and can still move around and react to light.
8. Some toads can live without their heads, and one such case was found in Connecticut where a headless toad was still able to move around.
9. Turtle hearts can live outside the body for up to five days and continue to beat due to their own pacemaker cells.
10. Rattlesnakes can still bite and inject venom even after their heads are severed from their bodies.
11. Mike, a chicken, lived for 18 months without its head after it was accidentally left intact by a farmer.
12. Mike was able to walk, make sounds, and was fed through his esophagus by the farmer.
13. An autopsy revealed that the farmer's axe had missed the carotid artery, allowing Mike to survive without his head.