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Spiders / written by Christopher Nicholas ; illustrated by Mike Maydak.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Active minds (Sequoia Kids Media (Imprint))Publisher: London : Sequoia Kids Media, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9798765400326
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QL458.4 .N53 2023
Contents:
Who are spiders? -- How are spiders different from insects? -- How many legs do spiders have? -- What other body parts do spiders have? -- What do spiders eat? -- What larger animals do spiders eat? What are spiders' fangs used for? -- Where do spiders live? -- How do spiders spin their webs? -- How do spider webs take shape? Why don't spiders get caught in their own webs? -- Why do spiders spin webs? What is a spiral orb web? -- What are some other kinds of webs? -- How do jumping spiders use silk? -- How do wolf spiders use silk? Why do nursery web spiders spin silk? -- Where do baby spiders come from? -- Do spiderlings get too big for their exoskeletons? -- How do spiders protect themselves? -- How can spiders f lee to hiding places? -- Did you know?
Summary: Ever wonder why spiders don't get trapped in their own webs? Or which female spiders eat their male partners after mating with them? Or how spiders escape their enemies? This book provides young readers with answers to these and other questions about spiders.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books St. Thomas Becket Library Non-Fiction: Grades K-2 JJ 595.4 NIC Available 4651

Who are spiders? -- How are spiders different from insects? -- How many legs do spiders have? -- What other body parts do spiders have? -- What do spiders eat? -- What larger animals do spiders eat? What are spiders' fangs used for? -- Where do spiders live? -- How do spiders spin their webs? -- How do spider webs take shape? Why don't spiders get caught in their own webs? -- Why do spiders spin webs? What is a spiral orb web? -- What are some other kinds of webs? -- How do jumping spiders use silk? -- How do wolf spiders use silk? Why do nursery web spiders spin silk? -- Where do baby spiders come from? -- Do spiderlings get too big for their exoskeletons? -- How do spiders protect themselves? -- How can spiders f lee to hiding places? -- Did you know?

Ever wonder why spiders don't get trapped in their own webs? Or which female spiders eat their male partners after mating with them? Or how spiders escape their enemies? This book provides young readers with answers to these and other questions about spiders.