Learn how to classify spiders
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Spiders live on every continent of the world, except Antarctica. They can be placed into three groups – burrowers, hunters and weavers – based on their physical features and the way they catch their prey.
You can identify a spider as a burrower, hunter or weaver by looking at its external features, by thinking about where it lives and how it catches its prey.
In this downloadable worksheet, students can sort pictures of Australian spiders with the help of some facts about each group.
