30 L3-Amazing Minibeasts

Oxford Read and Discover level 3 Amazing Minibeasts by Cheryl Palin

牛津阅读和发现level 3 Amazing Minibeasts by Cheryl Palin

Introduction There are millions of different types of minibeast. They can be many different shapes and sizes. Some are very small, some are colorful, and some have lots of legs. They live in different places all over the world! What minibeasts do you know? How many legs does a butterfly have? How many eyes does a spider have? Which minibeast has a home on its back? Discover! Now read and discover more about amazing minibeasts!

迷你兽有数百万种不同的类型。 它们可以是许多不同的形状和大小。 有些非常小，有些色彩鲜艳，有些有很多腿。 他们生活在世界各地的不同地方!你知道什么迷你兽? 蝴蝶有几条腿? 蜘蛛有多少只眼睛? 哪只迷你兽背上有个家? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多神奇的迷你兽!

Chapter 1 Minibeasts A minibeast is a small animal with no backbone. It's an invertebrate. There are many different types of minibeast. Scientists put them into different groups. The biggest group is the arthropods. Arthropods have six or more legs. Some arthropods are insects. Insects have six legs. There are more than one million types of insect. Some examples are bees, beetles, ants, flies, and grasshoppers. Some arthropods are arachnids. Arachnids have eight legs. Scorpions and spiders are arachnids. Some arthropods are myriapods. They have lots of legs. Centipedes and millipedes are myriapods. Centipedes have two legs on each body section. Millipedes have four legs on each body section. Some minibeasts don't have legs. Snails and slugs don't have legs. They are mollusks. Earthworms and leeches don't have legs. Their bodies have lots of sections. They are annelids. Which minibeasts do you know?

迷你兽是一种没有脊椎的小动物。 它是无脊椎动物。迷你兽有很多不同的类型。 科学家们把它们分成不同的组。 最大的一类是节肢动物。 节肢动物有六条或更多的腿。 有些节肢动物是昆虫。 昆虫有六条腿。昆虫的种类超过一百万种。 例如蜜蜂、甲虫、蚂蚁、苍蝇和蚱蜢。 有些节肢动物是蛛形纲动物。 蛛形纲动物有八条腿。 蝎子和蜘蛛都是蛛形纲动物。 有些节肢动物是多足动物。 它们有很多腿。蜈蚣和千足虫都是多足动物。 蜈蚣身体的每一部分都有两条腿。 千足虫身体的每一部分都有四条腿。 有些迷你兽没有腿。 蜗牛和蛞蝓没有腿。 它们是软体动物。蚯蚓和水蛭没有腿。 它们的身体有很多部分。 它们是环节动物。你知道哪些迷你兽?

Chapter 2 Insect Bodies Most insect bodies have three parts: a head, a thorax, and an abdomen. The head has eyes and a mouth. The thorax has legs and wings. Insects don't have any bones, but they have a hard cover. This hard cover is called an exoskeleton. Insects grow, but their exoskeleton can't grow. When an exoskeleton is too small, it comes off. Then the insect grows a new, bigger exoskeleton. Insects can use their bodies to hide from birds and other animals. They don't want the other animals to eat them. This is called camouflage. Discover! Some insects have bright colors. Animals don't eat any insect that is black, white, and red. It isn't usually good to eat. Sometimes it's poisonous.

大多数昆虫的身体有三部分:头、胸和腹部。 头有眼睛和嘴巴。 胸部有腿和翅膀。 昆虫没有骨头，但是它们有坚硬的外壳。 这个坚硬的外壳被称为外骨骼。 昆虫可以生长，但它们的外骨骼不能生长。 当外骨骼太小时，它就会脱落。 然后昆虫长出一个新的、更大的外骨骼。 昆虫可以用它们的身体来躲避鸟类和其他动物。 它们不想让其他动物吃掉它们。 这叫做伪装。 发现!有些昆虫有鲜艳的颜色。 动物不吃任何黑色、白色和红色的昆虫。 它通常不好吃。 有时它是有毒的。

Chapter 3 Insect Senses Most insects have two very big eyes. They can't see clearly, but they can see things move very well. Some insects have extra eyes that can only see light and dark. Some minibeasts have antennae on their head. They use their antennae to feel and touch things. They can also smell food and other minibeasts with their antennae. Butterflies have a very long tongue called a proboscis. They use their tongue to taste and drink nectar in flowers. Butterflies can also taste with their feet! Most insects don't have ears on their head. Do you know where they are? They have ears on their body or their legs! Discover! Crickets have ears on their front legs.

大多数昆虫有两只非常大的眼睛。 他们看不清楚，但他们能很清楚地看到物体的运动。 有些昆虫有额外的眼睛，只能看到光明和黑暗。 有些迷你兽的头上有触角。 它们用触角去感觉和触摸东西。 它们还能用触角嗅出食物和其他小型动物的气味。 蝴蝶有很长的舌头，叫做喙。 它们用舌头品尝和喝花蜜。 蝴蝶还能用脚品尝味道!大多数昆虫的头上没有耳朵。 你知道他们在哪儿吗? 它们的身体或腿上都有耳朵!发现!蟋蟀的前腿上长着耳朵。