Spider or Insect?

¹     Picture by Sandilya Theuerkauf

²     Spiders are arachnids (ah RACK nids). They are related to ticks. Arachnids have eight legs. Most spiders have eight eyes, too. Spiders are NOT insects.

³     Insects only have six legs. Insects have three body parts. Insects have a head, a middle part called a thorax, and an abdomen. Spiders only have a head and an abdomen. Insects have antennae on their heads. Spiders do not.

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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 2 to 4
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	2.26

	challenging words:		picture, lasso, adult, bridges, glide, ticks, spin, different, several, means, part, through, eggs, mostly, until, piece
	content words:		Sandilya Theuerkauf

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