All Spiders are arachnids; they are closely related to scorpions, and distantly related to crabs and ants.
The lobster, and spiders
Spiders are all relatives and when different spiders mate they get different species of spiders. that's how black widow spiders came to england.
No, scorpions are arachnids, or relatively distant relatives of Spiders. Like spiders, scorpions are in the phylum Arthropoda (segmented worms are in the phylum Annelida).
No, scorpions are arachnids, or relatively distant relatives of spiders. Like spiders, scorpions are in the phylum Arthropoda (segmented worms are in the phylum Annelida).
Nope! They resemble crustaceans but are part of a different sub phylum. They are Cheliceriforms.
Wood Scorpions (at least mine, anyhow) prefer fruit- flavored mixes.
Mites are relatives of spiders and have eight legs. They are commonly found on wood clover and are colored red.
No. The camel spiders in Iraq are not poisonous. They have extremely powerful pinchers, but are not equipped with fangs, like most spiders. They are in their own arachnid category, just as scorpions are. The only camel spiders known to be poisonous are in India.
T. grallator belongs to the comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae), a family which also includes the famous Black Widow. Happy-Faced Spiders are highly derived members of this group but do not share the venom toxicity of their more feared relatives.
No. Fishing spiders are hunting spiders of the genus Dolomedes.
Jumpimg spiders, wolf spiders, fishing spiders, cobweb spiders, barn spiders, cellar spiders, funnel spider (grass spider), garden spider.
No. Spiders are not insects. Insects are not spiders.