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The features of spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/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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Make your own climbing spider
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/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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Spider crossword
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/spider-crossword/Learn the scientific names related to spiders, their classification and their adaptations.
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Silk: the spider's success story
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/silk-the-spiders-success-story/Spiders use silk for many purposes - to protect their young, catch food, make homes and move around.
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Spiders in West Africa
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spiders-in-west-africa/West Africa is the home of Anansi, a folk hero, who is both spider and man.
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Spider facts
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-facts/Find answers to commonly asked questions and discover interesting facts about spiders in Australia, New Zealand and dangerous spiders around the world.
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Arachnology
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/arachnology/Arachnology is the study of the group of animals called arachnids. Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks and mites.
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Animal factsheets
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/Discover the astonishing variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections.
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Spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/Learn more about spiders, their origins, and how they are classified. Discover factsheets from the Arachnology collection, which includes the largest collection of funnel-web spiders in Australia.
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Dangerous Australian animals
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/dangerous-animals/Meet some of Australia's most dangerous animals and learn about the different ways they poison and catch their prey. The Australian Museum has an extensive collection of Australia's deadliest animals to find out more about why they are so dangerous to humans.
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