What can it do? What might it do?

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
It might ooze poison.
It can roll into a tight spiral.

• Millipede

• Armadillo

• Ostrich

• Butterfly

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It might flee at up to 40 miles per hour.

It can lay down and hide its neck and body with the sandy soil.

• Millipede

• Armadillo

• Ostrich

• Butterfly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
It can use its armor to protect it from predators.

It can roll itself up into a ball.

• Millipede

• Armadillo

• Ostrich

• Butterfly

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It can use its protective coloring to warn predators to stay away!

It might taste bad to birds if it is eaten.

• Earthworm

• Eagle

• Ostrich

• Monarch Butterfly

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
It can speedily flee from predators that are hunting it.

It might lay down in the grass to hide.

• Earthworm

• Gazelle

• Ostrich

• Pufferfish

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
A millipede may ooze this if a predator is attacking it.
A butterfly has this in its body from eating milkweed.

• poison

• hiding

• fleeing

• armor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
A gazelle may do this in the grass to protect itself.
An ostrich can do this with its neck and body when it is in danger.

• poison

• hiding

• fleeing

• armor

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
An armadillo can use this to protect itself when a predator is near.
A millipede also may also use this on the outside of its body.

• Butterfly

• Ostrich

• fleeing

• armor

Guess the Word that Matches these Descriptions:
A gazelle can use this defense mechanism to escape a cheetah that is hunting it.
An ostrich may use this defense mechanism if it is danger.

• poison

• protective coloring

• fleeing

• camouflage