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Jim_NP1 Ryan_NP1 Scott_NP1

SPIDERS_NN2

SPIDERS_NN2 <gap desc="figure">

"_" Hi_UH !_! <reg> I_PPIS1 'm_VBM </reg> Simon_NP1 the_AT Spider_NN1

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SPIDERS_NN2 <gap desc="figure">

<note desc="text may be intended to be erased"> 40_MC Pages_NN2 of_IO spider_NN1 fun_NN1 !_! </note>

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Trapdoor_NN1 Spiders_NN2

Trapdoor_NN1 spiders_NN2 live_VV0 underground_RL and_CC catch_VV0 beetles_NN2 ,_, <reg> caterpillars_NN2 </reg> and_CC flies_VVZ by_II <reg> jumping_VVG </reg> out_RP on_II them_PPHO2

a_AT1 <reg> Spider_NN1 's_GE </reg> body_NN1

Eyes_NN2

Palp_VV0

Head_NN1 and_CC <reg> Thorax_NP1 </reg>

Abdomen_NN1

Did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI That_CST it_PPH1 takes_VVZ 16_MC hours_NNT2 to_TO eat_VVI a_AT1 rat_NN1 !_!

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All_DB <sic> Spider_NN1 </sic>

All_DB <sic> Spider_NN1 </sic> are_VBR keen_JJ hunters_NN2 ._. They_PPHS2 <UNCLEAR>_FO most_DAT of_IO they_PPHS2 <UNCLEAR>_FO and_CC <UNCLEAR>_FO

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<reg> Spiders_NN2 '_GE </reg> Enemies_NN2 ._.

<reg> Spiders_NN2 </reg> have_VH0 many_DA2 enemies_NN2 ,_, The_AT hunting_NN1 wasps_NN2 and_CC stinging_JJ insects_NN2 being_VBG the_AT most_RGT deadly_JJ ._.

Water_NN1 spiders_NN2 ,_, to_TO escape_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, weave_VV0 a_AT1 little_JJ diving-bell_NN1 ,_, or_CC tent_NN1 under_II water_NN1 and_CC take_VV0 down_RP bubbles_NN2 of_IO air_NN1 so_CS they_PPHS2 can_VM still_RR breathe_VVI ._.

Others_NN2 wear_VV0 <reg> camouflage_NN1 </reg> colours_NN2 or_CC <reg> disguise_VV0 </reg> themselves_PPX2 as_CSA wasps_NN2 or_CC ants_NN2 ._.

House_NN1 spiders_NN2 are_VBR very_RG good_JJ at_II concealing_VVG themselves_PPX2 in_II corners_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 their_APPGE deadly_JJ enemy_NN1 ,_, The_AT house-wife_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX likely_JJ to_TO find_VVI them_PPHO2 ._.

If_CS only_RR she_PPHS1 knew_VVD What_DDQ the_AT world_NN1 would_VM be_VBI like_JJ <note desc="word missing?"> spiders_NN2 :_:

Hunting_NN1 wasp_NN1

water_NN1 spider_NN1

house_NN1 spider_NN1

spider_NN1 <reg> camouflaged_VVD </reg>

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Spider_NN1 Survey_NN1

Do_VD0 you_PPY like_VVI spiders_NN2

yes_UH no_UH ok_RR <gap desc="list of class names and questionnaire responses">

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This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 picture_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 TARANTULA_NN1 !_!

Jim_NP1 Johnson_NP1 ._. 5.11.95_MC

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BIRD_NN1 EATING_NN1 SPIDER_NN1

Among_II the_AT largest_JJT of_IO living_JJ spiders_NN2 are_VBR the_AT so-called_JJ bird_NN1 eating_NN1 spider_NN1 of_IO the_AT family_NN1 Theraphosidae_NP1 ._. The_AT largest_JJT ,_, from_II the_AT Amazon_NP1 basin_NN1 ,_, can_VM attain_VVI a_AT1 length_NN1 of_IO 3.5_MC in._NNU with_IW a_AT1 leg_NN1 span_NN1 of_IO 10_MC in_RP ._. They_PPHS2 are_VBR sometimes_RT referred_VVN to_II as_CSA tarantulas_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT true_JJ tarantula_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 wolf_NN1 spider_NN1 from_II Southern_JJ Europe_NP1 ._.

(_( Figure_NN1 1_MC1 )_) ._. The_AT fangs_NN2 of_IO the_AT bird_NN1 eating_NN1 spider_NN1 are_VBR sharply_RR pointed_VVN and_CC hollow_NN1 ._. As_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT prey_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN caught_VVN and_CC stabbed_VVD ,_, a_AT1 fluid_NN1 is_VBZ passed_VVN down_RP the_AT hollow_JJ fang_NN1 ._. It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX clear_JJ whether_CSW this_DD1 fluid_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 poison_NN1 or_CC merely_RR the_AT first_MD of_IO a_AT1 series_NN of_IO injections_NN2 of_IO digestive_JJ juices_NN2 ._.

(_( Figure_NN1 2_MC )_) ._. The_AT bird_NN1 eating_NN1 spider_NN1 has_VHZ few_DA2 enemies_NN2 ,_, largely_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ assumed_VVN ,_, because_II21 of_II22 the_AT irritant_NN1 nature_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE hairs_NN2 ._. the_AT main_JJ and_CC probably_RR only_RR <reg> effective_JJ </reg> enemy_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 spider_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT hunting_NN1 wasp_NN1 whose_DDQGE sting_NN1 paralyses_VVZ it_PPH1 ._.

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4.11.95_MC

Dear_JJ Sir/Madam_NN1 ,_,

My_APPGE friends_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 are_VBR doing_VDG project_NN1 on_II Spiders_NN2 at_II school_NN1 ._.

As_CSA I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX able_JK to_TO visit_VVI Blackpool_NP1 zoo_NN1 at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS you_PPY had_VHD any_DD information/pictures_FO we_PPIS2 could_VM use_VVI ._.

Yours_PPGE sincerely_RR ,_,

<gap desc="name of school"> </gap>_VV0

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SPIDERS_NN2

Answer_VV0 true_JJ or_CC false_JJ to_II the_AT following_JJ ._.

1_MC1 ._. Spiders_NN2 have_VH0 six_MC legs_NN2 ._.

2_MC ._. Spiders_NN2 have_VH0 two_MC eyes_NN2 ._.

3_MC ._. Spiders_NN2 are_VBR not_XX insects_NN2 ._.

4_MC ._. All_DB spiders_NN2 spin_VV0 webs_NN2 ._.

5_MC ._. Spiders_NN2 only_RR eat_VV0 insects_NN2 ._.

6_MC ._. Spiders_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX hibernate_VVI ._.

7_MC ._. Some_DD spiders_NN2 eat_VV0 birds_NN2 ._.

8_MC ._. The_AT tarantula_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT biggest_JJT spider_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._.

9_MC ._. Scorpions_NN2 are_VBR related_VVN to_II spiders_NN2 ._.

10_MC ._. Spiders_NN2 live_VV0 in_II every_AT1 country_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ._.

11_MC ._. Many_DA2 spiders_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 poisonous_JJ bite_NN1 ._.

12_MC ._. Spiders_NN2 have_VH0 no_AT enemies_NN2 ._.

1_MC1 ._. False_JJ ._.

2_MC ._. False_JJ ._.

3_MC ._. True_JJ ._.

4_MC ._. False_JJ

5_MC ._. False_JJ

6_MC ._. True_JJ ._.

7_MC ._. True_JJ ,_,

8_MC ._. False_JJ

9_MC ._. True_JJ

10_MC ._. False_JJ

11_MC ._. True_JJ ._.

12_MC ._. False_JJ ._. </note>

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