Trapdoor spider

• beware


  to be careful or watch out. When you go to Jim's house, beware of his big, mean dog; it will bite you if you get too close.

  
• burrow


  is a hole in the ground dug by an animal for shelter. We could see the rabbit run down into its burrow.

  
• fatal


  causing death. Two people died in the fatal car crash.

  
• female


  is a person or animal that can be a mother. A woman or a girl is a female.

  
• hinges


  connections that let doors open and close. The hinges are rusty, so the door is hard to open.

  
• insect


  is a small animal with six legs that usually has wings. A fly is an insect; so is a beetle.

  
• predators


  are animals that kill other animals for food. Owls are predators that eat mice.

  
• prey


  is an animal hunted by another animal for food. A fly is a frog's prey, and a mouse is prey for cats and owls.

  
• spin 


  means to form something from a thread that the body makes. Caterpillars spin silk to form cocoons.

  
• trapdoor


  is a sliding or hinged door in a floor, roof, or ceiling. Dad pulled open the trapdoor on the ceiling and climbed up into the attic

  
• unsuspecting


  not worried or not aware. The unsuspecting child (Loc) had 9 cavities because of Halloween candy.

  
• vibration

  are quick movements back and forth. We could feel the vibrations from the earthquake.