arachnids
- plural of arachnid.
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"Arachnids, in particular, are really missing from conservation; most states don't even protect a single species. We need more data and protection for insects, but also arachnids," says Walsh.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Arachnids are low-key in the winter because there aren’t many juicy flies and butterflies flapping about.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen and other arthropods, and divining the relationships among this sprawling group of organisms is tricky.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Arachnids and insects differ as much as birds and fish do, Crawford says.
From National Geographic • Jan. 12, 2024
Probably tracheae have developed independently by the same process in several groups of tracheate Arachnids.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various