Tarantula!

Tarantula, written by Terry Patterson.

《狼蛛》，作者：特里·帕特森。

Introduction. What's huge and hairy and has fangs that can kill? It's the biggest spider in the world, the tarantula.

引言： 什么动物个头大、毛茸茸，还长着能置猎物于死地的尖牙？ 它就是世界上最大的蜘蛛——狼蛛。

Where Tarantulas Live Tarantulas live in warm places around the world. Many live in forests, and others live in deserts. More than 50 kinds of tarantulas live in the United States. Some tarantulas live in holes in the ground. Others live under logs or in trees.

狼蛛住在哪里 狼蛛生活在世界各地温暖的地方。 很多狼蛛住在森林里，还有一些住在沙漠里。 美国境内生活着50多种狼蛛。 有些狼蛛住在地下的洞穴里。 还有些住在原木下面或者树上。

hard hairy bodies. Like insects and other spiders, tarantulas have a hard covering on their body. As they grow, the covering gets too tight and splits down the middle. After a tarantula pushes out of the old skin, its new skin gets hard.

坚硬多毛的身体。 和昆虫以及其他蜘蛛一样，狼蛛的身体表面有一层硬壳。 随着狼蛛长大，这层硬壳会变得太紧，从中间裂开。 当狼蛛从旧皮里钻出来之后，它的新皮肤就会慢慢变硬。

A tarantula is covered with hairs. The hairs sense heat, cold, and things that move. Other hairs near its mouth help a tarantula taste and smell. Stiff hairs with points grow on its stomach and back. A tarantula can sting enemies with these hairs.

狼蛛的全身都覆盖着绒毛。 这些绒毛能感知冷热，还有移动的物体。 狼蛛嘴巴附近的绒毛还能帮它尝味道、闻气味。 它的腹部和背上长着带尖的硬毛。 狼蛛可以用这些硬毛刺敌人。

The legs of a tarantula have little claws with hairs. The hairs help the tarantula hold on when it climbs. Two little arms near its mouth have sharp parts. The tarantula holds and cuts food with them.

狼蛛的腿上长着带绒毛的小爪子。 狼蛛爬东西的时候，这些绒毛能帮它抓牢。 它嘴巴附近的两只小“手臂”上长着锋利的部位。 狼蛛用它们来抓食物、切食物。