Creepy crawlers.(arachnids and insects)(Cover Story)

From: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin) | Date: October 28, 2005 | Copyright information

Our world is filled with wild and weird creatures. Scientists say that there are millions of creepy crawlers for each person on Earth. Take a look at some of those creatures.

Creepy, Crawling Creatures

Arachnids and insects are two types of creepy, crawling creatures.

Arachnids

Arachnids (ah-RAK-nidz) have eight legs. Scorpions and spiders are arachnids.

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Scorpions have fangs and stingers. Som...

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