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Arachnids

Arachnids are members of a broad class of organisms that are very familiar to humans. The organisms in this class range from the common spiders to scorpions to ticks and mites. However different these organisms are, they all share one common characteristic, they all have eight legs. Questions and answers about the class and the organisms in it should be placed in this category.

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How can you tell the difference between a mosquito bite and a chigger bite?

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Because a bee sting is bigger than a spider bite

What preys on Black Widow spiders?

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A few wasps can sting and paralyze, before eating the Black Widow. She is also a favorite food of the Praying Mantis. Some birds will eat these spiders but could end up with an upset stomach from her poisons.

Where are ladybird spiders found?

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this is a bad website

How many species of arachnids are there?

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55,000 species

Can turantulas climb trees?

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The only turtle that I have heard about that is able to climb trees is the musk turtle (stinkpot) it climb trees that are overhanging the water they are in usually because of a flood but there are other reasons they evacuate the water.

What color is an arachnid?

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The only way to tell which spiders in your area are seriously venomous is to learn to identify them individually. If you are in the USA all you really need to worry about are the widow spiders and the recluse spiders. There are a few widow spider species, and the ones that have bites that used to kill adults (before antivenoms were invented) are all glossy black with some red (sometimes an hourglass pattern) on the underside of their abdomens. There is only one species of recluse spider that you need to worry about, that is the "brown recluse," and it is a very undecorative brown color. People are always confusing one or another kind of spider with that kind, and the only way to learn to identify them is to get some good photographs and descriptions. Unlike the widow spiders, the range of the brown recluse spiders is fairly limited, so you also need to find out from your state government wheher your locality even has them.

If you live in Australia you already know about the Sydney funnel-web spider, and you probably know that it is a dull dark brown color. If you live in South America you probably know about the wandering spider found down there that can kill you if you manage to put your foot in your shoe after the spider has gone in and it bites you to keep from getting squished. It is mostly brown too, and certainly not yellow and black.

The spider that comes to mind when you say "yellow and black" is a beautiful spider that weaves orb webs and is never a problem for human beings.

What kind of spider has a black body with white dots and is found inside the house?

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The "daring jumping spider"! Although they can jump quite well, they are harmless. They are found quite commonly in houses and prey on smaller insects.

How big are hobo spiders?

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Mature female hobo spiders are 9.5-16.5 mm (3/8-5/8˝) long, and male hobo spiders are 7-13.5 mm (9/32-9/16˝) in body length. Males have enlarged pedipalps located near the mouth, resembling short legs (Fig. 3.). The hobo spider greatly resembles certain other members of the funnel-web spider family which are harmless or cause minor bite reactions. For this reason, identifications of suspected hobo spiders should be confirmed by an entomologist or other persons trained in spiders.

What Animals are the Arachnid grop?

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arachnids

What kind of spiders are large red with black stripes?

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It is also called a Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Argiope aurantia, the spider from Charlotte's Web. All spiders have venom, but very few will bite people and even fewer are dangerous. The Garden Spider minds its own business and stays in it web. It is not aggressive. - http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/20/19208/

Are body lice Arachnids?

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Yes, whale lice belong to phylum Arthropoda - the arthropods. They are crustaceans, more like a kind of shrimp than the insect class to which most familiar lice would belong.

How do pill bugs protect themselves?

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to use its tail

Are spiders insects as well?

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No they don't. A spider has 2 body parts but an insect has 3 =)

What are the features of an arachnid?

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The features of an arachnid are its eight legs.

Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the sub-phylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, but some exceptions are of some species having the first pair legs convert to sensory function and harvest mite larvae have only 3 pairs of legs.

It is commonly understood that arachnids have four pairs of legs, and that arachnids may be easily distinguished from insects by this fact (insects have six legs or three pairs). Arachnids generally have a total of 6 pairs of appendages - two pairs of which have become adapted for feeding, defense, and sensory perception. The first pair of appendages, 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 Solifugae , the palpi are quite leg-like and make Solifugae appear to have ten legs. The larvae of mites (and Ricinulei) have only six legs; the fourth pair appears when they moult into nymphs. However, there are also adult mites with six, or even four legs

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How do arachnids protect themselves?

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by biting people or other things attacking it

Black widow bites?

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Latrotoxin is the poison that is in a black widow spider's bite.

Specifically, the arachnid in question (Lactrodectus spp) carries venom which functions as a neurotoxin. Latrotoxin therefore impacts the human system for 3-7 days in milder cases and in 21+ days in more extreme cases. The most extreme reaction will be death, on the way to which there will be abdominal cramps, extreme sweating, muscle pain, and sustained readings of high blood pressure and heart beats.

How many segments does an arachnid have?

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they have 8 legs not including their claws

Is a common earwig an arachnid?

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No, earwigs are insects in the family dermaptera.

Are all arachnids poisonous?

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No, many are not. Solifugae are not, nor are mites or ticks. Many spiders and scorpions inject venom, but not all do.

Does anyone know the name of a spider that is between 2-3 inches long and is mostly silver in color with some black and white striping?

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Identifying Spiders is very difficult without having a picture to help. so many spiders are similar in size length and color patterns.