Bibliograph

Deadly spiders, by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Santiago Calle

Type

Label

Deadly spiders, by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Santiago Calle

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8 to 12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Deadly spiders

Oclc number

954134177

Responsibility statement

by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Santiago Calle

Series statement

Crazy creepy crawlers

Summary

Looks at poisonous spiders, describing their physical features, habitats, ability to make silk, and the various ways they hunt their prey, including spinning webs, setting trapdoors, biting, spitting, camouflage, and mimicry

Table Of Contents

Deadly spiders -- Silk & orb webs -- Tunnels & trapdoors -- Venom & hunting -- Throwing & spitting -- Fishing -- Camouflage -- Mimicry -- Reproduction -- Spiders & people -- Spiders & their enemies -- Other arachnids -- Six spider facts

Target audience

juvenile

Classification