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Wolf Spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/wolf-spiders/Wolf Spiders are found throughout Australia. They are robust, agile hunters that live on the ground in leaf litter or burrows. They are often found in lawns and gardens.
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Learn how to classify spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/spider-classification/What's the difference between a burrower, weaver and hunter? Sort pictures of spiders into these three groups and investigate the differences between spider species.
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Leaf litter dichotomous key
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/invertebrate-dichotomous-key/Go exploring through your local leaf litter and use this dichotomous key to identify invertebrates you find!
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Magnificent Spider
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/magnificent-spider/The Magnificent Spider, as one of the Bolas spider group, has evolved a highly sophisticated way of capturing prey using a single line of sticky silk to capture moths.
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Spider crossword
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/spider-crossword/Learn the scientific names related to spiders, their classification and their adaptations.
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What is a spider?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-spiders/Spiders and their relatives are called arachnids. Scientist have grouped them together into a class called Arachnida. Arachnology is the study of this group of animals
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How long do spiders live?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/spider-lifespan/Some spiders have life spans of less than a year, while others may live for up to twenty years. However, spiders face many dangers that reduce their chances of reaching a ripe old age.
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Make your own climbing spider
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/spider-adaptations/Learn about the adaptations of the different groups of spiders – hunters, weavers and burrowers – then colour in and cut out a St Andrew's Cross Spider and make it climb up a piece of string!
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The features of spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/spider-anatomy/Use the downloadable spider diagram to label the main features and body parts of a spider and discuss their functions.
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Spiders: Myth or Fact?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/spiders-myths-and-facts/Is Daddy-long-legs really the most venomous spiders in the world? Are spiders faster than humans? Do all spiders bite? Let's find out.
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