1. Joey, 3, asks: is there a mummy and a baby longlegs?

   1. Yes – there’s also a granny longlegs species

   2. The daddy longlegs species includes mummies and babies!

   3. Yes, mummy longlegs live in Antarctica

   4. Scientists don't know

2. Talia, 5, asks: how do cobras get their fangs?

   1. They grow out of teeth-forming tissue at the back of the mouth

   2. The tooth fairy magics their baby teeth into fangs

   3. Old cobras donate their fangs to baby cobras

   4. Cobras don’t have fangs

3. Aurelia, 7, asks: why are no two tigers’ stripes the same?

   1. Conservationists paint different stripes on each tiger to tell them apart

   2. A tiger’s stripes are determined by how much sun they’re exposed to

   3. This is a myth – many tigers have the exact same stripes

   4. Tigers are unique, just like humans

4. Hedgehogs class, ages 5-6, asks: what is the fastest animal in the world?

   1. The cheetah

   2. The peregrine falcon

   3. The white-throated needletail swift

   4. The swordfish

5. Henry, 8, asks: which famous comic book character was created by Georges Remi, known as Hergé?

   1. Tintin

   2. Wonder Woman

   3. Garfield

   4. Batman

Solutions

1:B - The spider species most commonly called daddy longlegs is Pholcus phalangioides. These long-legged spiders are found all over the world. The females tend to have longer bodies, and their babies are called baby daddy longlegs, rather than baby longlegs!, 2:A - Cobras have a special tissue at the back of their mouth – both front and rear fangs develop from this. The fangs have grooves for the venom to travel along., 3:D - Tigers each have a different stripe pattern, very similar to humans and their fingerprints. This is useful for conservationists when tracking the tiger population in an area., 4:B - The peregrine falcon can reach the highest speed in the animal kingdom. When it dives it can fly at 242 miles an hour (mph)or 108 metres a second. The cheetah is the fastest land animal, and has been recorded running at 65mph., 5:A - Georges Prosper Remi, also known as Hergé, was the creator of Tintin. Hergé was born in 1907, and Tintin was first published in 1929 in Belgium. Tintin’s adventures with his dog, Snowy, are now famous all over the world.

Scores

1. 5 and above.

2. 4 and above.

3. 3 and above.

4. 2 and above.

5. 0 and above.

6. 1 and above.