{"id":40514,"date":"2024-08-02T10:50:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T08:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f70b3499-8e3d-42c3-a605-9fd58342b902"},"modified":"2024-08-02T13:28:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:28:41","slug":"what-are-arachnids-and-how-do-they-differ-to-insects-meet-the-wide-and-diverse-group-of-arachnids","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/what-are-arachnids-and-how-do-they-differ-to-insects-meet-the-wide-and-diverse-group-of-arachnids\/","title":{"rendered":"What are arachnids and how do they differ to insects 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>

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Published: Friday, 02 August 2024 at 08:50 AM<\/p>

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What are arachnids<\/h2>

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>

What’s the difference between arachnids and insects?<\/h2>

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>

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

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