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| Welcome to Care of Magical Creatures! I am your teacher Professor Summer. We will be doing a new lesson ever week and a half (11 days). |
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| Lesson 3- ACROMANTULA The Acromantula is a monstrous eight-eyed spider capable of speech. It originated in Borneo, where it inhabits dense jungle. Its distinctive features include the thick black hair that covers its body; its leg span, which may reach up to fifteen feet; its pincers, which produce a distinctive clicking when the Acromantula is excited or angry; and a poisonous secretion. The Acromantula is carnivorous and prefers large prey. It spins dome-shaped webs upon the ground. The female is bigger than the male and may lay up to one hundred eggs at a time. Soft and white, these are as large as beach balls. The young hatch in six to eight weeks. This beast is believed to be wizard-bred., possibly intended to guard wizard dwellings or treasure, as is often the case with magically created monsters. Despite its near-human intelligence, the Acromantula is untrainable and highly dangerous to wizard and Muggle alike. Rumors that a colony of Acromantula has been established in Scotland are unconfirmed. |
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| Homework: (4 house points each) Due 1. What is an Acromantula? 2. What are the Acromantulas four distinctive features? 3. How many eggs can a female lay? Describe the eggs. 4. What were Acromantulas bred to do? Extra Credit: (10 points) Write a brief summary (2-4 sentences) of Harry and Ron's experience with Acromantulas. Neomail homwork and extra credit to summer_babe17. What house you're in MUST be in the neomail or I will take away 5 points off your homework. NOTE: I'm no longer doing class points. If you have earned class points already I will count them as house points. (1 class point=5 house points) |
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