Critter Facts

* If your tarantula is on its back, it's molting. Get your camera and take some fun photos!! Check out our Critter Gallery for pictures of our tarantulas molting.

* You need to wait about a week before feeding a freshly molted tarantula. Her fangs will be too soft to use for eating.

* There are about 35,000 different species of spiders in the world, and about 900 of these species are tarantulas.

"The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line."

~ Alexander Pope

* Venomous animals inject toxins, while poisonous animals have to be F/O?

touched or eaten to have toxins delivered.

* Tarantulas and scorpions are not poisonous. F/O?

* Emperor Scorpions are nocturnal. That means they are awake during F/O?

the night.

* Tarantulas do not need special heating devices. F/O?

* Tarantulas need a dry habitat with a simple water dish. F/O?

* Scorpions make better pets than tarantulas. F/O?

~Pearl

* Centipedes eat insect larvae and bed bugs. F/O?

* Millipedes need a humid habitat. F/O?

* Centipedes are more beautiful than millipedes. F/O?

* Centipedes do not carry diseases. F/O?

* Centipedes are scary. F/O?

* Insects, like crickets and roaches, have six legs. F/O?

* Some insects can damage farmer's crops and plants in your yard. F/O?

* Ladybugs are helpful because they eat aphids. F/O?

* Crickets are the creepiest of all creatures. F/O?

* Roaches like to live in warm, dark places. F/O?

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Reptiles

*Bearded dragons are diurnal. Diurnal animals are awake during the day. F/O?

* Douglas says, "Spongebob Squarepants is the best cartoon ever!" F/O?

* Vertebrates have backbones. Reptiles do have backbones, so

they are vertebrates. F/O?

* Bearded Dragons are omnivores. They eat both meat and vegetables. F/O?

Arachnids

Fact or Opinion

Can you tell which statement is a fact or an opinion?

Arthropods

Insects