Here’s a story that makes your stomach turn. The “aye aye” is a harmless little animal that feeds on larvae. Locals in Madagascar may kill them on sight because they fear the creature will stab them with its long claw.
In fact, the animal uses its middle finger to find and harvest insect larvae in trees. It prowls at night, tapping its finger rapidly against tree branches to listen for hollowed-out pockets in the wood that hold grubs.
