Question

wordlist: body, web - building, called, eight, farmers, have, hide, different, insects, not, plants, related, steel, strong, head, usually
all about spiders
a spiders
spiders are insects! spiders are arachnids (ah - rak - nihdz). arachnids are to ticks and scorpions. all spiders have legs, and some have eight eyes. spiders two main body parts: the abdomen and the , also called the cephalothorax (sef - uh - loh - thawr - acts). spiders also have fangs, feelers, and silk spinners called spinnerets.
builders and hunters
spiders are helpful animals. they protect by eating insects - their favorite food! that helps keep their crops alive. spiders catch insects in ways. wandering spiders hunt for insects. spiders trap insects in their webs.

Explanation:

1. First blank: The text is introducing parts of a spider, and "body" fits as it starts the description of a spider's body.
2. Second blank: Spiders are not insects, so "not" is the correct word.
3. Third blank: Arachnids are related to ticks and scorpions, so "related".
4. Fourth blank: Spiders have eight legs, so "eight".
5. Fifth blank: Spiders have two main body - parts including the abdomen and the head (cephalothorax), so "head".
6. Sixth blank: Spiders protect plants by eating insects, so "plants".
7. Seventh blank: Farmers benefit as spiders help keep their crops alive, so "farmers".
8. Eighth blank: Spiders catch insects in different ways, so "different".
9. Ninth blank: Web - building spiders trap insects in their webs, so "Web - building".

Answer:

1. body
2. not
3. related
4. eight
5. head
6. plants
7. farmers
8. different
9. Web - building