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Is a wētā a spider or insect?

This task is about classifying wētā.

A wētā was found on Mr Ropitini's driveway.

His daughter April thought it was a spider.

Her father said it wasn't a spider, it was an insect.

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a) When scientists decide what group an animal belongs to, they look at all its features.
In the chart below are features of spiders and insects that we can see by looking at them.

Look at the wētā and highlight on the chart the features it has.

a) When scientists decide what group an animal belongs to, they look at all its features.
In the chart below are features of spiders and insects that we can see by looking at them.

Look at the wētā and highlight on the chart the features it has.

Features of a weta.

				Spiders

				Insects

				8 legs

				6 legs

				2 parts to body

				3 parts to body

				antennae (feelers)

				skeleton on the outside

				skeleton on the outside

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Is a wētā a spider or insect?

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Spiders	Insects
8 legs	6 legs
2 parts to body	3 parts to body
	antennae (feelers)
skeleton on the outside	skeleton on the outside