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The arachnids, Arachnida, are a class of invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Arachnids are named for the mythologicalGreek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. Our surviving sources of mythology are either transcriptions of this spoken word, o figure ArachneArachne or Arakhne was a woman from Greek mythology. She was a fine weaver who began claiming that her skill was greater than Athena's, the goddess of weaving (among other responsibilities). Athena was angered, but gave Arachne a chance to redeem herself..
They are chiefly terrestrial arthropods, some 65,000 to 73,000 species including the spiderSuborder Mesothelae Liphistiidae (primitive burrowing spiders) Suborder Mygalomorphae Atypidae ( atypical tarantula) Antrodiaetidae ( folding trapdoor spider) Mecicobothriidae ( dwarf tarantulas) Hexathelidae ( venomous funnel-web tarantula) Dipluridae (s, scorpions, harvestmen, tickThis article is about the parasitic arachnid. For the fictional superhero, see The Tick. For the v-shaped mark denoting that something has been noted, completed, is correct, etc. see check''. A clock tick is, especially in computing, the smallest unit ofs, and mites. The arachnids are easily distinguished from the insects by the fact that they have eight legs instead of six. The pedipalpi (leg-like mouthparts) of some species has instead been adapted for sensory, prey capture or reproductive functions. In solpugids the palpi are quite leg-like and make solpugids appear to have ten legs. Larval mites have only six legs: they grow their fourth pair when they molt into nymphs.
Arachnids are mostly carnivorous, feeding on the pre-digested body of insects and other small animals. Many are venomous - they secrete poison from specialized glands to kill prey or enemies.
Others are parasites, some of which are carriers of disease. Arachnids usually lay eggs, which hatch into immature adults.
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