Page 13 - Spider (Garden Minibeasts Up Close)

The bristly, orange
jaws of this wolf spider
are tipped with sharp,
black fangs. They pinch
together to bite and
inject venom.

Spiders
have sharp,

hollow fangs

at the tips of their
jaws that inject venom

(poison) into their prey to kill it.

Then they must turn their food into liquid before they

can swallow it. Some spiders do this by chewing their
food and covering it with a liquid that turns it into a

sort of soup. Flower spiders inject the juices into their

victims and then suck them dry, leaving an empty shell.

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