Plier Jaws and Sipper Tongues

Insect jaws help objects turn.

Insect jaws grip objects tightly.

Insect jaws hold objects lossely.

Insect jaws knock objects into place.

to help the reader imagine the chewing soundsof insects

to help the reader understand how insect food tastes

to help the reader learn about spiders and insects

to help the reader visualize how insects find their food

Houseflies drink their food, and they use little teeth to tear off pieces of food.

Insects chew their food, and they use their jaws to push food into their mouth.

Mosquitoes dissolve their food, and they use a needle beak to suck up food.

Spiders crush their food, and they use their claws like fingers to pick up food.

straightened

piled

twisted

rolled

They have long tubes.

They have another set of jaws.

They use grooves to eat.

They eat only liquids.

Dragonflies and spiders spit onto solid food before eating.

Ants and spiders dissolve food by using a liquid spray.

Houseflies and spiders turn solid food into a liquid food.

Mosquitoes and spiders use needles to jab into prey.

sticks

sucks

chews

coils

The spider jabs needles into the prey's skin.

The spider sprays liquid on the prey's body.

The inside of the prey's body turns to liquid.

The blood of the prey is absorbed with thick pads