Across
- 1. this mammal is known for its buck teeth, waffle tail and ability to build dams
- 4. academic term for male bees
- 7. scales on the bottom of a lizards feet that allow them to climb
- 8. fear of spiders
- 11. the only marsupial in North America
- 16. the ____ falcon is the fastest bird reaching diving speeds of 240mph
- 17. an amphibian with no limbs
- 18. number of insect legs
- 19. this tropical bird is known for its black body and colorful beak
- 21. a venomous monotreme
- 23. a baby spider
- 24. an ostrich can reach speeds of __ mph
- 25. a marsupial
- 26. another term for beak
- 29. the smallest bird
- 33. the slowest mammal in the world
- 35. monotremes, insects, arachnids, birds and reptiles are born from these
- 37. insect known for its red body with black dots
- 38. all worker bees are this gender
- 40. a blood sucking arachnid that can transmit Lyme Disease
- 41. the national bird of the United States
- 42. the largest mammal in the world
- 44. spiderweb material
- 45. number of arachnid legs
Down
- 1. the only mammal that can fly
- 2. the ability to grow back
- 3. a bird known for its pink coloring
- 5. an arachnid whose stinger curves over its entire body
- 6. this bird can mimic sounds better than most parrots
- 8. the continent that has the most marsupials
- 9. hibernation for cold-blooded animals
- 10. one of the 3 snakes that gives live birth
- 12. can be found in owl pellets
- 13. a type of mammal that has a pouch
- 14. an 8 legged arthropod with 2 body parts and no wings
- 15. type of eyes arachnids have
- 20. an animal that can live on land and in water
- 22. the only amphibian with dry, bumpy skin
- 27. type of eyes an insect has
- 28. the only continent without reptiles
- 30. snakes use these in order to smell
- 31. when this reptile closes its mouth, you can see all its teeth
- 32. amphibians cannot live here or else they will be poisoned and die
- 34. type of amphibian foot
- 36. hard scales found on turtles
- 39. to shed an exoskeleton
- 43. this type of bone allows birds to fly