All insects have six legs and two feelers. Most insects have wings. And all insects' bodies are divided into three parts--- head, chest, and stomach. Did a fly ever land on your arm and tickle you?...
Many-Legged Creatures
Any sunny, summer day, in almost any back yard, empty lot, or lawn, you can see dozens of wild animals! You're sure to see the eight-legged creature that catches other animals in a trap. It's a...
The life of a grass frog
In early spring, the mother grass frog lays a thousand or more eggs in a lake or pond. Five days later, tiny wiggly tadpoles come out of the eggs. > After two months, the tadpoles grow little...
Hiding from winter
Amphibians are cold-blooded. Their bodies are just about as warm or as cold as the air or water around them. So when winter comes, and the days get colder, an amphibian's body gets colder, too. The...
Amphibians go hunting
Most kinds of amphibians hide and sleep during the day. At night they come creeping and hopping out to hunt for food. Frogs and toads seem to be always hungry. And, in a way, they're a lot like...
Amphibians all
Newts Caecilian Frogs and toads look much alike. But toads are fatter than frogs and have shorter back legs. A toad's skin is rough and damp. A frog's skin is smooth and wet. Most toads have...
This amphibian
> The red-eyed tree frog is an amphibian. This is a looking page. It can show you many things about this frog, if you look carefully. See the frog's big, round eyes? They are on the very top of...
It’s an Amphibian
The European green toad is an amphibian. Did you ever see a big, fat frog? A frog is one of the animals that lives in water when it is a baby and on land when it grows up. We call these animals...
Playing hide and seek with the sun
It is night in a desert. A small lizard lies covered with sand. Only its head sticks out. It is using the sand like a blanket to keep its body warm during the cool night. When the sun comes up,...
Moving without legs
Snakes have no legs at all, but they move quite well without them. A snake can go zig-zagging over the ground just about as fast as you can walk. Most snakes leave a wiggly trail when they crawl....