Black Swallower
What kind of animal is a black swallower?
Fish
What is so amazing about the animal in the story Running on Water?
It can run across water without sinking
What is a servant?
Someone what works for someone, usually as a domestic ( in the house cleaning or cooking)
How is a platypus like a duck? (2 ways)
ducks bill
webbed feet
What does goliath mean?
giant
What is amazing about the black swallower?
It is able to eat 3 times the food of a normal fish its size
What keeps the animal in Running on Water from sinking?
It slaps its feet across the water very quickly, about 10-20 steps per second
When does this story take place?
Around the time of the Civil War?
How is a platypus like a cat? (name 2)
size of a cat
brown fur
mammal
Where does the goliath tarantula live?
South America
What is the black swallower able to do this amazing thing?
Its stomach expands like a balloon
In the passage, Running on Water, the author told you, the reader, how to experiment how the animal can go across the water. What did the author tell you to do?
Slap you hand against water
Who was Mary a spy for? (confederate or union)
The Union
Where does the platypus store its venom?
The claw on its back leg
What does it do to its prey?
Paralyzes it with its stinging fang
What is the theory as to why black swallowers eat the way they do?
Living deep in the ocean, food supply is scarce so the black swallower eats whatever it can
What is the name of the animal in the story "Running on Water?"
Basilisk Lizard
What confederate president did Mary spy on?
President Davis
What 2 ways are a platypus a mammal?
breathes air
has fur
nurses babies
What is the goliath's secret weapon?
The hair on its body
How do we know what black swallowers can eat?
Dead black swallowers have been studied by scientists and have found whole fish inside black swallower's stomachs
Where does the animal from Running on Water live?
Central America
Name 2 things Mary did as a spy.
Memorized maps and plans
Listened to conversations between confederate men
Platypus has eggs
carries venom
How does the hair on the goliath protect him?
It kicks off the hairs on its abdomen and blinds or hurts potential predators.