Sunday, March 9, 2008

Different Kinds of Animals Part 2



Reptiles



  • Reptiles are also vertebrates, but are cold-blooded



  • Most reptiles lay eggs



  • Some reptiles are alligators, crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes



Amphibians







  • Amphibians are also vertebrates



  • They spend half of their lives in water, and the other half on land



  • They also lay eggs and are cold-blooded



  • Many hibernate in the winter



  • Examples are frogs, toad, and salamanders




Insects/Arachnids







  • Insects have exoskeletons, which means that their skeletons are on teh outside of their body



  • Insects' bodies are made of 3 different parts, but arachnids' bodies have only 2 parts



  • Insects have 6 legs and arachnids have 8



  • The insect family includes grasshoppers, ants, and beetles



  • Arachnids include all types of spiders

1 comment:

MollyC said...

I like how you tell a little bit about each kind of animals. Your blog was very fun. I love animals and your blog was very informative. Animals are so much fun to learn about. You did a nice job describing the animals. Your pictures were also really nice and cool.