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<strong>Level</strong> D<br />

Unit<br />

1<br />

Practice<br />

arthropod<br />

related to spiders,<br />

ticks, and lobsters<br />

small nocturnal animals<br />

have claws, can sting<br />

bodies have eight<br />

segments and eight legs<br />

covered by hard outer shell<br />

live in many different habitats<br />

Possible Answers for<br />

Transparency & BLM #1<br />

The Scoop on Scorpions<br />

about 2,500 species<br />

most are less than 2 in., but<br />

some are 8 in.<br />

food hard to find in desert<br />

scorpions try to use<br />

little energy for prey<br />

waits for prey to come<br />

near, then grabs with claws<br />

usually bites with fangs<br />

uses stinger on large prey<br />

are nearsighted, see<br />

best at night<br />

Food comes to the scorpion<br />

get most moisture from prey<br />

Scaffolded Spider Map for<br />

What is a scorpion?<br />

Spider Map<br />

The scorpion polka<br />

The Scoop<br />

on Scorpions<br />

unusual mating dance<br />

eggs hatch inside mother<br />

babies born alive, often<br />

ride on mother’s back<br />

danger depends on<br />

scorpion’s venom, not size<br />

only deadly scorpion is in<br />

western U.S.<br />

small pincers—stronger venom<br />

Big claws, little claws<br />

pincer size good sign of<br />

scorpion’s poison<br />

large pincers—weaker venom<br />

Shake your shoes<br />

scorpions come inside and hide in dark<br />

places, like in shoes and under blankets<br />

if you get stung, tell an adult<br />

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