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Arachnida Spiders; Ticks; Mites; Chiggers; Scorpions; Whipscorpions; Pseudoscorpions; Daddy longlegs; Harvestmen; Arachnidae

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Higher taxa:  Life   Arachnida   Global map IDnature guides: Groups_Arachnida, North_American_Invasives, USGAClarke Groups Overview Spiders Ticks Scorpions Daddy long-legs Divisions Phylogeny Arachnid families Links to other sites References We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology University of Missouri-Columbia

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Kinds

Acari -- Ticks, Mites, Chiggers Amblypygi -- Tailless whipscorpions, Amblypygids Arachnida -- Spiders, Ticks, Mites, Chiggers, Scorpions, Whipscorpions, Pseudoscorpions, Daddy longlegs, Harvestmen, Arachnidae Araneae -- Spiders, Mesothelae, Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae Opiliones -- Daddy longlegs, Harvestmen Palpigradi -- Microscorpions, Microwhipscorpions Pseudoscorpiones -- False scorpions, Pseudoscorpions, Book scorpions Ricinulei -- Hooded tickspiders Schizomida -- Schizomids Scorpionida -- Scorpions Solifugae -- Wind scorpions, Camel spiders, Sun spiders, Solpugids Thelyphonida -- Whiptailed scorpions, Vinegaroons, Uropygids

Overview

Hundreds of thousands of species of arachnids have been identified. Mites contribute several hundreds of thousands of species by themselves. Arachnids make their home most land habitats and some water habitats. Arachnids require liquid nourishment and obtain this by injecting digestive juices into their prey and suck out the useful portion. All arachnids, except mites, are predators on insects and other invertebrates. Mites, however, feed on several other sources of nourishment (i.e. fungus, plants, dead animals, etc.). Arachnids have eight legs and bodies that are divided into two sections (the cephalothorax and the abdomen). Arachnids do not have wings; however, some spiders float on the wind using long strands of silk. Many arachnids use silk, usually to catch prey or for reproduction processes.

Kinds

Spiders Ticks Scorpions Daddy long-legs Click on image to go to that group.

Phylogeny

Tree of Life web project Arthropoda Arthropods Arachnida Arachnids Acari Chiggers; Mites; Ticks; Acarina Amblypygi Tailless whipscorpions; Whipscorpions; Amblypygids Araneae Spiders Opiliones Harvestmen; Daddy long-legs Palpigradi Micro whipscorpions Pseudoscorpions Pseudoscorpions; Bookscorpions; False Scorpions Ricinulei Ricinulei Schizomida Schixomida Scorpionida Scorpions Solifugae Wind Scorpions; Camel Spiders; Sun Spiders; Solpugids Thelyphonida Whiptailed Scorpions; Vinegaroons; Uropygi; Uropygids

Links to other sites

International Society for Arachnology -- Information on Arachnida. Texas A&M Entomology Department -- A catalog of arachnids.

References

Critter Catalog

Acknowledgements

Discover Life thanks John Pickering and Justin Long, University of Georgia, Athens for their assistance with the development of this page.

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