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Thursday, 26 May 2011

Spider Report

A spider is a member of the Arachnid’s family.

 A spider has only two body parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen. The cephalothorax is the main part of the spider. It does the most work and is where the fangs, the head and the eyes are located. Each part of the spider contains a special part of keeping the spider safe and healthy. Spiders have fangs to use when they’re being attacked or if they are in distress. They inject deadly toxin and knock out the enemy. Then the spider sucks out all the goods by using its fangs like a straw.

Eyesight
A spider has 6 mirrored eyes and 2 normal. This is because the spider needs to stay alert at all times. The 6 mirrored eyes allow the spider to see backwards because a predator might be watching them. The 2 normal eyes allow them to see forward. A spider is a carnivore which means it only eats meat and no vegetables.           
                     
 A spider spins a web or digs a big hole. These are  both ways a spider can catch food. The strongest web spinner is the orb weaver and the best trapdoor digger is the trap door spider or the taruntala. The point is, it will eat nearly everything that it has in reach like insects and beetles but not the giant centpide, the wasp or us.

Habitat
A spider can live behind your couch and in other places in your house.  It also lives in trees. A spider needs shelter like us but it barges in and makes itself well…at home! A spider is a bit of a rascal but in some ways it’s a good helper. It helps us get rid of all those pesky flies and cockroaches. So next time you’re walking in the garden and you see a spider think do you really want to squash it…

By Peter

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9 comments:

  1. Mrs Steel26 May 2011 at 20:18

    What an amazing report, Peter. I love the specific vocabulary that you have used. Great learning!! I can't wait to read more.

    Mrs Steel

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  2. Anonymous26 May 2011 at 20:18

    Peter, my favourite line is this: the spider sucks out all the goods by using its fangs like a straw. I can tell you used your own words and didn't just copy your information from the book.
    From Nicole Wallace

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  3. Mrs Morris27 May 2011 at 02:24

    Great!

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  4. Mrs Morris27 May 2011 at 02:26

    I like your introduction, main body of interestinf facts and your question to round off...clever work Peter!

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  5. Anonymous27 May 2011 at 13:16

    WOW Pete, that is an awesome report! Veri interesting & well written!! You had better remind Grandma that Spiders are OK after her run in with a white tail at the lake house. I am not sure she will agree!!

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  6. Betty1 June 2011 at 21:23

    What a very good spider report eh!

    Nice work PETER!

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  7. Rachel2 June 2011 at 00:03

    WOW PETER amazing facts on your spider report. I like your ending ... So next time you're walking in the garden and you see a spider think do you really want to squash it. NICE WORK

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  8. jaimie3 June 2011 at 15:24

    Well done on the spider report! It has so much information in it. That spider picture really stands out!

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  9. Anonymous8 June 2011 at 00:08

    DEAR Peter you did well on your spider report you got the most information in the class . I wonder where you got all the information from but it probally took a lot of time

    From jazz

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