Arachnid Or Insect?
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Scott Foresman Reading Street 2.3.3
ISBN-13: 978-0-328-50838-9 ISBN-10: 0-328-50838-1 9 0 0 0 0 by Kristin Cashore
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by Kristin Cashore
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All insects have antennae. Antennae are found on an insect’s head. Insects 3 use them to feel and smell. 4 Not all insects have wings, but many An ant is an insect. do. 4 5
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A spider is an arachnid. 6 7
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A butterfly is an insect.
Finally, a ladybug is an insect.
Butterfly Dragonfly
Ladybugs have a hard shell over their wings. This keeps them safe from other Grasshopper animals. Ladybugs also play dead to keep Look for legs. Look for themselves from being caught. They lie wings. Look for antennae. Are these insects? still and do not move. Other animals leave the ladybug alone! 8 9
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A mite is an arachnid.
Finally, a scorpion is the biggest arachnid!
Many scorpions live in the desert. Spiders are not the only arachnids.
Spider Tick
Scorpions can be eight inches long.
Scorpions keep themselves safe in a special way. They have poison in their Mite tails! If a scorpion is attacked, it will sting. Whatever you do, do not pick one up! 10 11
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Insects and arachnids have always 1. Think about what you have learned been easy to mix up. You will not mix about insects and arachnids. Use a them up anymore! diagram like the one below to show If you see a bug today or tomorrow, how they are the same and how they are different. count its legs. Count the parts of its body. Check for antennae. Check for Insect Arachnid wings. Now will you know which it is— Both insect or arachnid?
2. Summarize what you learned about insects and arachnids after reading this book. 3. On a separate sheet of paper, write all the compound words from this book. What small words make up these compound words? 4. Do you enjoy studying insects and arachnids? Why or why not?
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