SPIDERS

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SPIDERS

• By Miss Cronkhite

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Spider Pictures
Spiders come in many different sizes and colors.
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The largest Spider is the Tarantula.
This Tarantula is also called goliath or the
bird-eating tarantula, found in South America.
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The smallest Spider is the Samoan moss spider.
This spider is about the size of a pinhead.
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Are spiders insects?
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No

• Spiders are not insects
• they are arachnids.

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What is the difference between Spiders and
insects?
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Insects have

• Antennas
• 3 body parts
• 6 legs
• Some insects have wings

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Spiders have

• No Antennas
• 2 Body Parts
• 8 legs
• 2, 4, 6, or 8 eyes

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Spiders use their silk to spin webs.
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How a Spider spins their web.
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What else do Spiders use their silk for?
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Spiders use their silk toMake traps
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Spiders use their silk toMake egg sacs/ nests
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What do Spiders eat?

• Spiders eat all kinds of insects.

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What happens when Spiders grow?
Old Spider Skin
The Real Spider

• When a spider grows, they molt or shed their old
  skin.

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Dangerous Spider The Black Widow

• You can tell this spider by
• The very black body with a red mark on its
  belly.

• Do not pick this spider up.
• It is not a safe spider.

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Why doesnt a Spider stick to their webs?

• A spider has a special oil on their legs that
  prevent them from sticking to their webs.
• An activity you can do to understand this better
  is to
• take a piece of tape and tap your finger on it.
  It sticks.
• Then put some cooking oil on your finger and
  touch the tape again. It doesnt stick.
• Thats just like a Spider.

Special Oils