{"id":25126,"date":"2023-02-24T14:08:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=68228"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:36:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:36:58","slug":"arachnids-guide-meet-the-wide-and-diverse-group-of-arachnids","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/arachnids-guide-meet-the-wide-and-diverse-group-of-arachnids\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnids guide: meet the wide and diverse group of arachnids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the wide and diverse group of arachnids, from scorpions with their impressive stings to the familiar spiders. <\/p>

By Megan Shersby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 24 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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What are arachnids<\/h2>\n

Arachnids are a highly diverse group of mainly terrestrial arthropods, including spiders, scorpions, whip scorpions, mites and ticks. There are over 100,000 species, with new species<\/a> being regularly described. The majority of arachnid species are spiders.<\/p>\n

Arachnids have eight legs in four pairs, although in some species the front pair of legs have adapted to be used in a different function and in some other species, other appendages have grown large enough to be mistaken for legs.<\/p>\n

In contrast, insects have six legs in three pairs. Other distinguishing features include the lack of wings and antennae in arachnids.<\/p>\n

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