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Bolton, Samuel J.; Chetverikov, Philipp E.; Klompen, Hans (2017). "Morphological support for a clade comprising two vermiform mite lineages: Eriophyoidea (Acariformes) and Nematalycidae (Acariformes)". Systematic and Applied Acarology. 22 (8): 1096. doi: 10.11158/saa.22.8.2. S2CID 90899467. The use of silk and silk-related compounds is widespread in the group, particularly in the spiders. It is used in mating, nesting, hiding, hunting, trapping and even ballooning (q.v.).

The brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, often gets a particularly bad rap. While its natural range is in the south-central United States, people all over the country blame bites on this species. There are characteristics that are particularly important for the terrestrial lifestyle of arachnids, such as internal respiratory surfaces in the form of tracheae, or modification of the book gill into a book lung, an internal series of vascular lamellae used for gas exchange with the air. [20] While the tracheae are often individual systems of tubes, similar to those in insects, ricinuleids, pseudoscorpions, and some spiders possess sieve tracheae, in which several tubes arise in a bundle from a small chamber connected to the spiracle. This type of tracheal system has almost certainly evolved from the book lungs, and indicates that the tracheae of arachnids are not homologous with those of insects. [21] Almost all adult arachnids have eight legs, unlike adult insects which all have six legs. However, arachnids also have two further pairs of appendages that have become adapted for feeding, defense, and sensory perception. The first pair, the chelicerae, serve in feeding and defense. The next pair of appendages, the pedipalps, have been adapted for feeding, locomotion, and/or reproductive functions. In scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and ricinuleids the pedipalps ends in a pair of pinchers, and in whip scorpions, Schizomida, Amblypygi, and most harvestmen, they are raptorial and used for prey capture. [5] In Solifugae, the palps are quite leg-like, so that these animals appear to have ten legs. The larvae of mites and Ricinulei have only six legs; a fourth pair usually appears when they moult into nymphs. However, mites are variable: as well as eight, there are adult mites with six or, like in Eriophyoidea, even four legs. [6] [7] And while the adult males in some members of Podapolipidae have six legs, the adult females have only a single pair. [8] If you are bitten by a spider, the California Poison Control Center recommends keeping the wound clean and treating the symptoms that follow. If the bite becomes infected or does not heal, see a physician. a b Agnarsson, Ingi (2023). "Grand challenges in research on arachnid diversity, conservation, and biogeography". Frontiers in Arachnid Science. 2. doi: 10.3389/frchs.2023.1101141.Di, Z.; Edgecombe, G. D.; Sharma, P. P. (2018). "Homeosis in a scorpion supports a telopodal origin of pectines and components of the book lungs". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (1): 73. doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1188-z. PMC 5963125. PMID 29783957. The stomach is tubular in shape, with multiple diverticula extending throughout the body. The stomach and its diverticula both produce digestive enzymes and absorb nutrients from the food. It extends through most of the body, and connects to a short sclerotised intestine and anus in the hind part of the abdomen. [21] Senses [ edit ] After the plant has detected that it has indeed captured a living prey, specialized glands are activated and begin to release a mixture of acidic digestive juices to decompose the victim into compounds that are useful to the plant. Chemicals containing nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur, essential for the plant’s growth, become available to supplement the nutrients available from the soil. Auerbach, Paul S. (2011-10-31). Wilderness Medicine E-Book: Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-1-4557-3356-9. Campbell, Lahcen I.; Rota-Stabelli, Omar; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Marchioro, Trevor; Longhorn, Stuart J.; Telford, Maximilian J.; Philippe, Hervé; Rebecchi, Lorena; Peterson, Kevin J. & Pisani, Davide (2011). "MicroRNAs and phylogenomics resolve the relationships of Tardigrada and suggest that velvet worms are the sister group of Arthropoda". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (38): 15920–15924. Bibcode: 2011PNAS..10815920C. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1105499108. PMC 3179045. PMID 21896763.

a b Wang, B.; Dunlop, J.A.; Selden, P.A.; Garwood, R.J.; Shear, W.A.; Müller, P.; Lei, X. (2018). "Cretaceous arachnid Chimerarachne yingi gen. et sp. nov. illuminates spider origins". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2 (4): 614–622. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0449-3. PMID 29403075. S2CID 4239867.More recent phylogenomic analyses that have densely sampled both genomic datasets and morphology have supported horseshoe crabs as nested inside Arachnida, suggesting a complex history of terrestrialization. [51] [52] Morphological analyses including fossils tend to recover the Tetrapulmonata, including the extinct group the Haptopoda, [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] but recover other ordinal relationships with low support. The spider world has its own Goliath—the Goliath birdeater tarantula (Theraphosa leblondi). Found in the coastal rain forests of northeastern South America, this spider can be as big as a dinner plate and has been known to snatch birds from their nests. The spider world's David? The smallest spider is a mygalomorph spider from Borneo. Its body is the size of a pinhead. ( Related: 10 Beautiful Photos That Will Make You Love Spiders)

Shultz, Jeffrey W. (January 1, 1992). "Muscle Firing Patterns in Two Arachnids Using Different Methods of Propulsive Leg Extension". Journal of Experimental Biology. 162 (1): 313–329. doi: 10.1242/jeb.162.1.313. ISSN 1477-9145 . Retrieved 2012-05-19. It is estimated that 110,000 arachnid species have been described, and that there may be over a million in total. [4] See also [ edit ] Spiders are hunted as much as they are hunters. Birds, lizards, snakes, scorpions, and other spiders all prey on spiders. Some insects also hunt down spiders, including the mantis and a wasp that specializes in catching and paralyzing spiders. The wasp buries the spider alive, so that its young can feed on fresh food when they hatch. Breathing is through the use of tracheae (breathing tubes like those found in insects) lung-books or, as in spiders, both. a b Rota-Stabelli, Omar; Campbell, Lahcen; Brinkmann, Henner; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Longhorn, Stuart J.; Peterson, Kevin J.; Pisani, Davide; Philippe, Hervé & Telford, Maximilian J. (2010). "A congruent solution to arthropod phylogeny: phylogenomics, microRNAs and morphology support monophyletic Mandibulata". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 278 (1703): 298–306. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0590. PMC 3013382. PMID 20702459.Nazareth, Tais M.; Machado, Glauco (March 2010). "Mating system and exclusive postzygotic paternal care in a Neotropical harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones)". Animal Behaviour. 79 (3): 547–554. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.11.026. S2CID 53166528. Zeh, J. A.; Bonilla, M. M.; Adrian, A. J.; Mesfin, S.; Zeh, D. W. (2012). "From father to son: Transgenerational effect of tetracycline on sperm viability". Scientific Reports. 2: 375. Bibcode: 2012NatSR...2E.375Z. doi: 10.1038/srep00375. PMC 3337657. PMID 22540028. Adult arachnids have eight legs attached to the cephalothorax, although the frontmost pair of legs in some species has converted to a sensory function, while in other species, different appendages can grow large enough to take on the appearance of extra pairs of legs. The term is derived from the Greek word ἀράχνη ( aráchnē, 'spider'), from the myth of the hubristic human weaver Arachne, who was turned into a spider. [2] Schmidt, Günther (1993). Giftige und gefährliche Spinnentiere[ Poisonous and dangerous arachnids] (in German). Westarp Wissenschaften. p.75. ISBN 978-3-89432-405-6. Almost all extant arachnids are terrestrial, living mainly on land. However, some inhabit freshwater environments and, with the exception of the pelagic zone, marine environments as well. They comprise over 110,000 named species, of which 51,000 are species of spiders. [3] [4] Morphology [ edit ] Basic characteristics of arachnids include four pairs of legs (1) and a body divided into two tagmata: the cephalothorax (2) and the abdomen (3)