October Spider Research Part 1

Pietro, Gabriel, and Steven are having a debate. They are trying to figure out what group of animals spiders belong to. Can you help them settle this?

• mammals

• insects

• arachnids

• sea animals

Immanuel, Fabian, and Andrew are exploring a mysterious forest and come across some fascinating arachnids! These creatures have _______________________. (choose all that apply)

• two body segments

• six legs

• no wings or antennea

• are not able to chew

Jahcarter and Xzavier are observing a spider in their backyard. They notice that the spider is a ________________.

David and Josh are having a debate. Oliver says a spider has 8 body segments, William thinks it's 2, and Ava believes it's 3. Can you help them settle this by telling how many body segments does a spider actually have?

• 8

• 2

• 3

• 1

If spiders have eight legs with six joints each, how many knees do they have?

Do spiders have an exoskeleton?

• Yes, they have a hard outer shell.

• No, they do not have a skeleton at all.

• No, they have an endoskeleton.

• I don't know because I did not read or pay attention.