What am I?

You’ll probably find me in your bathroom cupboards.

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I can be used for applying makeup, cleaning, arts, crafts.

I'm a cotton bud!

I’m a cotton bud. People sometimes use me to clean ears – but you shouldn’t. Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

What am I?

I’m thought to come from Ethiopia originally. You probably have a jar of me in your cupboards at home.

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Dissolve me in hot water.

I'm instant coffee!

I’m freeze-dried instant coffee granules.

What am I?

I live in the ocean, from southern Papua New Guinea all the way over to north-east of Australia.

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Even though I only grow to about half a metre long, some of my relatives can grow up to 6 metres long!

I'm shark skin!

I’m the skin of a rare type of shark called the Eastern banded catshark (Atelomycterus marnkalha).

Thank you to Kim Sewell and Mike Bennett from The University of Queensland for the SEM images.

What am I?

People have been breeding me for more than 5,000 years, and you would have seen my relatives flapping around lights at night.

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Here’s my face.

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I'm a silk moth!

I’m a domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori). You can read all about me here.