Arachnids Octavio’s Book Arachnids
All arachnids are invertebrates ( no backbones )
The scorpions and spiders are arachnids
All arachnids have four pairs of legs
The daddy longlegs and mites are arachnids
Arachnids are usually predatory feeding mainly on insects
The palpigrades and the ticks are arachnids
Arachnids kill its prey with poison, this poison makes…
… it liquid so arachnids can suck the juice
The tarantula and the garden spider are arachnids
There are 30,000 species of spider known, but …
…only about 30 are powerful enough to kill people
The black widow and the funnel web are venomous spider
The most venomous spider know is the wandering spider from Brazil
Spiders are famous for the silk webs they spin to trap their prey
There are 1,200 known species of scorpions
Scorpions are Fluorescents and range from 2–20 cm length
The largest scorpion is the Imperial scorpion of South Africa
The fat-tailed scorpion is one of the most venomous
The spider and scorpion shed their skin as they grow
Most arachnids are harmless and contribute to the balance of nature
There are over 60,000 known species of arachnids