Spider Vocabulary
Blended with surroundings
camouflage
animals that hunt other animals
predators
According to the selections, all of the following help spiders sense things EXCEPT
a. the hair on their body
b. the organs on their feet
c. their eyes
c. their eyes
The green lynx spider is perfectly ___________________ when it hides among leaves
camouflaged
Spiders are considered _______________ because capture and eat their prey.
a. predators
b. prey
predators
rapid movement; continuous shaking movement
vibrations
poisonous
a. contains an amount of a harmful substance
b. to leap suddenly
c. flows or trickles usually from the mouth
a. contains an amount of a harmful substance
What helps a spider's new skin harden?
a. spinning webs
b. eating food
c. rest
c. rest
First, the spider stabs its prey with its fangs and injects ___________________ venom to stop it from moving.
poisonous
The green lynx spider hides among leaves waiting to _______________ on an insect.
a. dribble
b. pounce
c. prey
b. pounce
flows or trickles, usually from the mouth
dribbles
a. to leap suddenly
b. blended in with surroundings
c. rapid, continuous movement
a. to leap suddenly
According to the selection, all of the following describe a spider's silk EXCEPT
a. it is weak
b. it is strong
c. it is stretchy
a. it is weak
silk
After a spider stops its prey from moving, it ________________ digestive juices on its body.
a. dribbles
b. pounces
c. vibrates
a. dribbles
animals hunted by other animals
prey
Which sentence best explains what the article is about?
a. spiders share similar features
b. spider webs are made of silk
c. spiders eat in unusual ways
a. spiders share similar features
true or false: Some spiders are as small as grains of sand.
true
Silk is made on the spinnerets on the spider's _________________
a. mouth
b. eyes
c. abdomen
c. abdomen
True or False: ALL spiders have eyes.
False, few spiders have no eyes
very unusual, remarkable
extraordinary
How are spiders and insects different?
a. spiders have wings and insects to not
b. spiders have eight legs and insects have six
c. spiders have six legs and insects have eight
b. spiders have eight legs and insects have six
True or False, only certain species of spiders have wings.
False, spiders do not have wings
True or False: All spiders have eight legs.
True
Many of the hairs on spiders sense touch, ___________________ and sounds.
a. camouflage
b. vibrations
c. pounce
b. vibrations