Tarantulas are spiders, and spiders are arachnids.There are some 900 species of tarantulas.

Tarantulas range from the size of a fingernail to the size of a dinner plate.
All tarantulas can produce silk, which they use to line their burrows
Tarantulas have tiny hairs on their body that they kick off when threatened.
The Goliath bird-eating tarantula is the largest spider on Earth.
Tarantulas are among the most fearsome predators. All tarantulas are venomous, but most are quite docile.
Some, like the Goliath bird-eating tarantula, inflict fatal bites with venomous fangs.
Habitat destruction and the effects of pesticides are threats to some tarantula populations.

SPONGE

 Early fossil records show that sponges inhabited Earth around 600 million years ago. That is a mighty long time for
an animal without a complex nervous, digestive, or circulatory system!
 Some deep-water sponges can live to be over 200 years old.
 Sponges are master filters. They can filter an amount of water 100,000 times their size each day! That means a
basketball-sized sponge could filter an entire residential pool in one day. 

 Sponges often use chemicals to deter predators from eating them. Scientists have discovered that some of these
chemicals may have potential to treat cancer and HIV.
 The most abundant sponges in SWFL are loggerhead sponges, vase sponges, sheepswool sponges, glove sponges
and tube sponge

DOCTOR FISH
Doctor Fishes are aquatic; cold blooded vertebrates.
Their body is divisible into head, trunk and tail. Neck is absent.
It has a spindle shaped body. It is helpful in swimming.
Respiration is by gills. Gills are the extensions of the pharynx.
On the lateral sides of the body LATERAL LINE SENSE organs are present. They detect the pressure changes of
water.
The body shows paired and unpaired fins. Pelvic and pectoral fins are paired. Dorsal and ventral fins are
unpaired. They maintain balance in water. They are useful for locomotion.
The digestive system is well developed. The nervous system contains brain and spinal cord.
10 pairs of cranial nerves are present.
Kidneys are mesonephrlc.
Urinary bladder is absent
The skeleton of some fishes is made by cartilage. They are called cartilage fishes. In some fishes the skeleton is
made by bone. They are called bony fishes.
In some fresh water fishes accessory respiratory organs are present. They will take up aerial respiration.
Sexes are separate. In male sharks claspers are present.
Many fishes are oviparous. Some fishes are viviparous.
In the development of fishes amnion is not developed. Hence these animals are called anamniotes.

Crocodiles are reptiles.
The physical characteristics of crocodiles make them good predators.
Crocodiles are fast over short distances.
Crocodiles have sharp teeth.
Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.
The muscles that open crocodiles jaws however are not so powerful, reasonably strong people could hold a
crocodiles jaw closed with their bare hands.
Like other reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded.
Crocodiles can survive for a long time without food.
Most crocodiles live in fresh water rivers and lakes but some live in salt water.
Crocodiles eat a variety of fish, birds and other animals.
Crocodiles release heat through their mouths rather than through sweat glands.
The saltwater crocodile is the largest species of crocodile.
Some crocodile species can weigh over 1200 kg (2600 lb).
Like alligators, crocodiles are part of the order ‘Crocodylia’.