6 Animals in the Ground-Mid

Animals in the Ground FOCUS Question How do animals live in the ground?

Life Underground Look down. There are animals in the earth under your feet! Many animals live underground. It is dark underground. There is not much space to move. How do animals live underground?

Star-Nosed Moles Star-nosed moles live underground. Their noses look like many tiny fingers. These noses help moles feel other animals moving in the ground. This is how they find food. Moles have sharp claws to dig.

Earthworms Earthworms have no arms or legs. How do they move? They have tiny hairs to grab soil. Then they push their heads or tails through the dirt. As worms move, they eat soil. Earthworms eat tiny plants and animals in the soil. Wowser! The largest earthworm ever discovered was 6.7 meters (22 ft.) long!

Worm Snakes Worm snakes look like earthworms. But they are snakes. They can be found underground or under logs. Their tails have a sharp point to dig in the soil for food. They eat mostly earthworms.

Trapdoor Spiders Trapdoor spiders make small holes in the ground. The holes are called burrows (BER-oze). The spiders cover their burrows with rocks. This helps them hide. When small animals walk by, the ground shakes a bit. The spiders feel the shaking. They spring out of their burrow and catch the animal!