First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

The world of non-insects


Some spiders can grow as big as dinner plates!^143


Molluscs
Slugs, snails, squids,
and oysters, are
molluscs. Some live
on land and some
live in water.

Centipedes and millipedes


If you try counting the legs on an


insect and you find there are too


many, the chances are you have


found a centipede or millipede.


They have lots and lots of legs.


Crustaceans


Most crustaceans, such as lobsters, crabs, and


shrimps, live in water. Only the woodlouse


lives on land. They often have a shell and


their eyes are on stalks.


Odd sea creatures


The sea contains some


very strange animals


indeed. Here are a few:


Sponge: these
animals were once
thought to be plants.

Snails are
found on land
and in the sea.
The octopus,
which is also
a mollusc, is a
very intelligent
creature.

Centipedes have
one pair of legs on
each segment and
millipedes have
two pairs on each.

Snail

Lobster

Centipede

Centipede

Millipede

Starfish: most starfish
have five arms to crawl
across the sea floor.

Anemone: these
flower-like sea animals
have no brains.
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