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Nature's Classroom |
BC Critters in a West Coast
Forest
Critter Key
Forest Floor Habitat
Critter Quiz
Other Resources
There are many common critters that you can learn to identify in a West Coast forest area.
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We decided that an easy way to sort out the local critters was to count their legs!
CRITTER KEY
0 Legs Earthworms and snakes have no legs 1 "Foot" Slugs and snails have no legs, but they do have a long "foot" 4 Legs Amphibians and reptiles have 4 legs 6 Legs All insects have 6 legs 8 Legs Spiders have 8 legs, but so do Daddy Long-Legs Many Legs Critters like pillbugs, millipedes and centipedes have lots of legs. |
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0 Legs
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1 "Foot"
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4 Legs
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6 Legs
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8 Legs
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Many Legs
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Here are some local BC critters that you might find:
Division 9 - Grade 2 (2002-03) made the descriptions and pictures.
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0 Legs
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1 "Foot"
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4 Legs
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6 Legs
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8 Legs
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Many Legs
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frogs
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newts
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salamanders
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NATURE'S CLASSROOM
Forest Floor Habitat
NATURE'S CLASSROOM
CRITTER QUIZ
Take a look at all our photos
and then come back to
test your knowledge!
NATURE'S CLASSROOM
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This page created June 2003 / rechecked 2018.