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Arachnida

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Animalia: information (1)
    • Animalia: pictures (19087)
    • Animalia: specimens (7262)
    • Animalia: sounds (709)
    • Animalia: maps (42)
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Eumetazoa: pictures (19061)
      • Eumetazoa: specimens (7253)
      • Eumetazoa: sounds (709)
      • Eumetazoa: maps (42)
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Bilateria: pictures (18927)
        • Bilateria: specimens (7245)
        • Bilateria: sounds (709)
        • Bilateria: maps (42)
        • Protostomiaprotostomes
          • Protostomia: pictures (4264)
          • Protostomia: specimens (247)
          • Protostomia: maps (42)
          • Ecdysozoa
            • Ecdysozoa: pictures (3926)
            • Ecdysozoa: specimens (116)
            • Arthropodaarthropods
              • Arthropoda: information (1)
              • Arthropoda: pictures (3902)
              • Arthropoda: specimens (116)
              • Chelicerataspiders, mites, scorpions, and relatives
                • Chelicerata: information (1)
                • Chelicerata: pictures (248)
                • Chelicerata: specimens (2)
                • ClassArachnida
                  • Arachnida: information (1)
                  • Arachnida: pictures (240)
                  • Arachnida: specimens (1)
                  • OrderAraneae
                    • Araneae: pictures (212)
                  • OrderAstigmata
                  • OrderHolothyrida
                  • OrderIxodida
                    • Ixodida: pictures (6)
                  • OrderMesostigmata
                  • OrderNot assigned
                    • Not assigned: pictures (9)
                  • OrderOpilioacarida
                  • OrderOpiliones
                    • Opiliones: pictures (11)
                  • OrderProstigmata
                    • Prostigmata: pictures (1)
                  • OrderSarcoptiformes
                  • OrderTrombidiformes
                    • Trombidiformes: pictures (1)
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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    Animalia: information (1)Animalia: pictures (19087)Animalia: specimens (7262)Animalia: sounds (709)Animalia: maps (42)
  • ClassArachnida
    Arachnida: information (1)Arachnida: pictures (240)Arachnida: specimens (1)

Related Taxa

  • SpeciesAmblyomma cajennenseCayenne tick
    Amblyomma cajennense: information (1)
  • SpeciesAmblyomma maculatumGulf Coast tick
    Amblyomma maculatum: information (1)
  • SpeciesAphonopelma chalcodes
    Aphonopelma chalcodes: information (1)Aphonopelma chalcodes: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesAraneus diadematus
    Araneus diadematus: information (1)Araneus diadematus: pictures (4)
  • SpeciesArgiope aurantia
    Argiope aurantia: information (1)Argiope aurantia: pictures (17)
  • SpeciesArgyroneta aquatica
    Argyroneta aquatica: information (1)
  • SpeciesAtrax robustus
    Atrax robustus: information (1)
  • SpeciesAtypus affinis
    Atypus affinis: information (1)Atypus affinis: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesBrachypelma klaasi
    Brachypelma klaasi: information (1)
  • SpeciesBrachypelma smithi
    Brachypelma smithi: information (1)Brachypelma smithi: pictures (2)
  • SpeciesCentruroides vittatus
    Centruroides vittatus: information (1)Centruroides vittatus: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesCheiracanthium inclusum
    Cheiracanthium inclusum: information (1)Cheiracanthium inclusum: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesDemodex folliculorum
    Demodex folliculorum: information (1)Demodex folliculorum: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesDermacentor andersoniRocky Mountain wood tick
    Dermacentor andersoni: information (1)Dermacentor andersoni: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesDermacentor variabilisAmerican dog tick
    Dermacentor variabilis: information (1)Dermacentor variabilis: pictures (5)
  • SpeciesDolomedes triton
    Dolomedes triton: information (1)
  • SpeciesEremobates pallipes
    Eremobates pallipes: information (1)
  • SpeciesEuscorpius flavicaudis
    Euscorpius flavicaudis: information (1)
  • SpeciesGasteracantha cancriformis
    Gasteracantha cancriformis: information (1)Gasteracantha cancriformis: pictures (2)
  • SpeciesHyptiotes paradoxus
    Hyptiotes paradoxus: information (1)
  • SpeciesIxodes scapularisBlack legged tick
    Ixodes scapularis: information (1)
  • SpeciesLarinioides cornutus
    Larinioides cornutus: information (1)
  • SpeciesLatrodectus hasselti
    Latrodectus hasselti: information (1)
  • SpeciesLatrodectus hesperus
    Latrodectus hesperus: information (1)
  • SpeciesLatrodectus mactans
    Latrodectus mactans: information (1)Latrodectus mactans: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesLeiurus quinquestriatus
    Leiurus quinquestriatus: information (1)
  • SpeciesLoxosceles reclusa
    Loxosceles reclusa: information (1)
  • SpeciesMisumena vatia
    Misumena vatia: information (1)Misumena vatia: pictures (10)
  • SpeciesNephila clavipes
    Nephila clavipes: information (1)Nephila clavipes: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesPandinus imperator
    Pandinus imperator: information (1)Pandinus imperator: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesPardosa milvina
    Pardosa milvina: information (1)
  • SpeciesPhidippus audax
    Phidippus audax: information (1)Phidippus audax: pictures (2)
  • SpeciesPholcus phalangioides
    Pholcus phalangioides: information (1)Pholcus phalangioides: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesPisaurina mira
    Pisaurina mira: information (1)
  • SpeciesPortia fimbriata
    Portia fimbriata: information (1)
  • SpeciesRabidosa rabida
    Rabidosa rabida: information (1)
  • SpeciesSalticus scenicus
    Salticus scenicus: information (1)Salticus scenicus: pictures (3)
  • SpeciesSarcoptes scabiei
    Sarcoptes scabiei: information (1)
  • SpeciesScytodes thoracica
    Scytodes thoracica: information (1)Scytodes thoracica: pictures (2)
  • SpeciesSphodros rufipes
    Sphodros rufipes: information (1)
  • SpeciesTegenaria agrestis
    Tegenaria agrestis: information (1)

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2013. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants DUE-0633095 and DRL-0628151.

The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support.