6 Animals in the Ground-Mid

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

地下的动物焦点问题动物是如何在地下生活的?

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?

地下生活往下看。 地球上有动物在你的脚下!许多动物生活在地下。 地下很黑。没有太多的空间可以移动。 动物如何生活在地下?

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.

星鼻鼹鼠生活在地下。 它们的鼻子看起来像许多小手指。 这些鼻子帮助鼹鼠感知其他动物在地面上的移动。 这就是它们寻找食物的方式。 鼹鼠有锋利的爪子来挖洞。

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!

蚯蚓没有胳膊和腿。 它们如何移动?它们有细小的毛发来抓取土壤。 然后它们把头或尾巴穿过泥土。 当蠕虫移动时，它们吃土壤。 蚯蚓吃土壤中的微小植物和动物。 老古板!迄今为止发现的最大的蚯蚓长6.7米(22英尺)!

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.

蚯蚓蛇看起来像蚯蚓。 但他们是蛇。它们可以在地下或原木下找到。 它们的尾巴有一个锋利的尖端，可以在土壤中挖出食物。 它们主要吃蚯蚓。

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!

活板门蜘蛛活板门蜘蛛在地上挖小洞。 这些洞叫做洞穴(BER-oze)。 蜘蛛用石头盖住它们的洞穴。 这有助于他们隐藏。当小动物走过时，地面会微微震动。 蜘蛛感觉到了震动。 他们从洞穴里跳出来，抓住了那只动物!