Student's Book - Page 28 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 28 - 2

Listen again and answer the questions.

If you’re scared of spiders. Then he is one 8 legged creature you won’t want to meet. The Goliath bird eating spider is the largest spider in the world. And is found in the jungles of northern South America. This spider is an incredible 30 cm across. That’s the size of a small pizza. Despite its name, these spiders not really all that keen on birds. It prefers meals of frogs, small snakes, insects and lizards. The female spider can live for 25 years. But most male spiders are lucky to live for more than a year. The female likes to kill her husband after she lays her eggs.

Everyone knows the Tiger. But did you know it is the biggest of the four big cats. That means it’s bigger than the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard. A fully grown adult can be more than 3 m long from head to tail. The Bengal Tiger is found in India. Where there are only about 2500 left in the wild. Tigers live for up to 15 years. Tigers eat everything, but they really love buffalo, deer and sometimes crocodiles. They also eat humans, so this really is one killer creature to stay away from.