National Geographic Kids USA - September 2017

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BLACK MAMBA

Lives Sub-Saharan Africa,from

tropical forests to dry savanna.

Size Nearly 15 feet.

Fearsome fact A black

pursues its prey at up t

miles an hour, before

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SNAKE!

WHO NEEDSA NO

The mamba’s blackforked

isusedto‘smell’ prey such asbats,

birds and bush babies.

Brazilian wandering spider

Lives South American rain forests.

Size Up to 6 inches.

Fearsome fact At night this

scary spider ‘wanders’ the jungle

floor searching for prey. It injects

toxins into its victims, causing

extreme pain, swelling, paralysis

and even heart attacks. Luckily,

there’s an anti-venom. Phew!

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THEre are

more than

100 KINDS

of dart

frogS –

the MOST

COLORFUL

ones

ARE THE

DEADLiest!

WORLD’S

MOST

VENOMOUS

SPIDER!

x 140

x 4.5

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