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member of class arachnide are some of the most misrepresented members of animal kindom .their reputation as fearsome and grotesque creature is vastly exaggerated.the majority of Spiders mites ticks .

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What is the taxonomy of the black scorpion?

Taxonomy v Kingdom: Anamalia Ø Phylum: Arthropoda § Class: Arachnida · Order: Scorpiones ¨ Family: Buthidae Ø Genus: Androctonus § Species: Australis


Is a Scorpion an Arthropod?

Scorpions are arthropods. Of course. The phylum arthropoda is divided into three main classes . these are : Crustacea eg : Daphnia(water flea) Insecta eg: locust or butterfly Arachnida eg: spider or scorpion Diagnostic features of Arthropoda: Arthropods are triploblastic coelomates. They have an exoskeleton which is there for suppost. the exosckelton also prevents dessication. they have metameric segmentation; tagmatisation : where several segments fuse to form one tagmata. they have compound eyes. Diagnostic features of Arachnida eg : scorpion terrestrial 2 tagmata:cephalothorax and abdomen no antennae simply eyes only no larval form Gaseous echange by book lungs.


Is a fly an insect or a arachnid?

A fly is an insect, mainly because it has wings and only 2 eyes (but many lenses).A fly has soft skin and no skeleton (like a worm), while arachnids have an external skeleton.I hope this answer has been helpful.


What are scorpions a insect or a reptile?

scorpions are arachnids which comprises spiders, harvestmans, mites, solpugids, whipscorpions, windscorpions and pseudoscorpions. A more precise classification of scorpions is that they are in the Order Scorpiones of the Class Arachnida of the Sub-phylum Chelicera of Super-Phylum Arthropoda which belongs to the Kingdom Animalia.


Is a scorpion a spider?

Spiders and scorpions both belong to the arthropod class Arachnida (arachnids) and are not insects (they have 8 legs).Spiders are of the order Araneae and scorpions of the order Scorpiones.

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Are arachnida reptiles?

Arachnida are in the class Arachnida themselves, not in reptilia.


How many segments does arachnida have?

arachnida has 15 segments


What has the author Maria Rambla written?

Maria Rambla has written: 'Opiliones (Arachnida)' -- subject(s): Arachnida, Opiliones


What is the mythology name for arachnida?

arachanae


How do you spell the scientific term for spiders?

Arachnida


What has the author R I Pocock written?

R. I. Pocock has written: 'Arachnida' -- subject(s): Arachnida, Spiders, Classification 'Mammalia' -- subject(s): Mammals


What has the author Brent D Opell written?

Brent D. Opell has written: 'Revision of the genera and tropical American species of the spider family Uloboridae' -- subject(s): Arachnida, Classification, Uloboridae 'The Nearctic Hahniidae (Arachnida: Araneae)' -- subject(s): Arachnida, Classification, Hahniidae


Class name for the black widow spider?

Arachnida


Number of legs for a arachnida?

8 legs


What has the author Vincent Daniel Roth written?

Vincent Daniel Roth has written: 'Distribution and taxonomy of the Genus Cybaeus in Oregon (Arachnida: Agelenidae)' -- subject(s): Arachnida


What has the author J H P Sankey written?

J. H. P. Sankey has written: 'British harvestmen' -- subject(s): Arachnida, Identification, Opiliones 'Provisional atlas of the harvest-spiders (Arachnida : Opiliones) of the British Isles' -- subject(s): Arachnida, Geographical distribution, Maps, Opiliones


What kingdom does the deer tick belong to?

Mites and Ticks, a group of invertebrates related to spiders. All belong to the order Acarina of the class Arachnida. : Class Arachnida ---HOPE This helps