12 Scary Animals

12 Scary Animals — page 1 — Amazonian Giant Centipedes Stalk in the Night In the rain forest the scariest walls The centipedes are super fast thanks to all those legs animals come out at night Dark wings swoop through the air Eyes glow green in the moonlight And creatures skitter across the jungle floor These animals are hunting for food Among them is the Amazonian giant centipede Similar to other centipedes the Amazonian giant has a venomous bite It injects poison into its prey with two sharp pincers near its mouth This centipede is a monster among its kind It can grow more than 12 inches 30 cm long That is about the size of a person's forearm The centipede's body is armor plated Each of its many legs ends in a pointy claw These claws are perfect for holding prey or climbing up trees and cave The Amazonian giant centipede is one of the largest centipede species

12 Scary Animals — page 2 — Lansition to advise their des The venom is painful to people It is deadly to small animals Amazonian giant centipedes eat rodents frogs lizards and spiders These centipedes also eat bats They climb to the ceilings of caves Then they hang upside down They cannot see very well But their antennae sense movement They know when a bat flies nearby The centipedes snag bats out of midair They deliver a quick deadly dose of venom Then they begin to eat their meal 46 Number of legs Amazonian giant centipedes have I feelopmendra snagst time This drawing shows close up sketches of the Amazonian Amazonian giant centipedes have claws on the tips of their legs for grasping prey They are great climbers and can chase prey up into trees Even in the dark these centipedes can locate prey with their antennae They have a venomous bite giant centipede

12 Scary Animals — page 3 — Aye ayes Haunt the Rain Forests Not all scary animals have razor sharp claws or venom filled fangs Some are terrifying because of the way they look This is true of aye ayes They look the same as mini monsters in a scary movie Aye ayes are a type of primate They have grasping hands and feet similar to monkeys and apes They live in the rain forests of Madagascar This island is off the coast of Africa Aye ayes are good at climbing They spend their lives in the treetops An aye aye's eyes reflect

12 Scary Animals — page 4 — They eat fruit from the trees and hunt for bugs Aye ayes are believed to be the only primate that uses echolocation to find food They tap on tree bark with their long fingers Then they listen to the echo of their tapping The sound tells them where bugs are under the bark Aye ayes are too small to harm people But they still frighten the people who live on Madagascar Aye ayes are nocturnal They have excellent night vision Glowing eyes in the treetops can be scary This creepy factor has led some people to believe that aye ayes are evil The people of Madagascar think aye ayes bring bad luck These furry critters The aye aye is an endangered animal are often killed They are now in danger of extinction Number of types of primates THINK ABOUT IT Every culture believes certain things bring bad luck The people of Madagascar think this about aye ayes What unique beliefs do people have about an animal that lives near you Where do these beliefs come from Aye ayes are a type of primate with grasping hands and feet They live in the rain forests of Madagascar Aye ayes use echolocation to find food They have excellent night

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