Home›Arachnids›All ArachnidsBrowse ByAll ArachnidsReference and ClassificationVerifiedClass Arachnida: eight legged arthropods with two body segments, including spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites. Excludes insects, which have six legs and three body segments, a distinction visitors often blur but the classification does not.FactsAll ArachnidsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1All ArachnidsFilter Results140 entriesCommon GroupAllHarvestmen (Opiliones) (6)Other Arachnids (2)Pseudoscorpions (3)Scorpions (13)Spiders (Araneae) (86)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (22)Whip Spiders And Whip Scorpions (8)Everyday GroupAllHarvestmen (Opiliones) (6)Other Arachnids (2)Pseudoscorpions (3)Scorpions (13)Spiders (Araneae) (86)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (22)Whip Spiders And Whip Scorpions (8)HabitatAllBoreal Forest (3)Chaparral (9)Desert (15)Freshwater (1)Grassland (6)Intertidal Zone (3)Lake (1)River (1)Savanna (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (7)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (6)Tundra (1)Wetlands (1)Xeric Shrubland (2)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (1)Africa (24)Albania (2)Algeria (4)Argentina (6)Asia (9)Australia (2)Australia (15)Austria (6)Azerbaijan (1)Bahamas (1)Belgium (25)Belize (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Botswana (1)Brazil (8)Brunei (1)Bulgaria (2)Cambodia (1)Canada (11)Chile (8)China (2)Colombia (7)Costa Rica (2)Cuba (3)Cyprus (1)Czechia (6)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Denmark (30)Dominican Republic (2)Ecuador (6)Egypt (2)El Salvador (1)Estonia (1)Ethiopia (1)Europe (9)Finland (1)France (10)Georgia (2)Germany (7)Ghana (1)Greece (1)Guatemala (2)Guyana (2)Haiti (1)Honduras (2)Hungary (2)Iceland (4)India (13)Indonesia (1)Iraq (2)Ireland (3)Israel (2)Italy (6)Japan (8)Jordan (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kenya (2)Kyrgyzstan (1)Laos (2)Latvia (1)Libya (1)Liechtenstein (2)Luxembourg (8)Madagascar (2)Malawi (1)Malaysia (1)Mexico (14)Mongolia (1)Mozambique (2)Myanmar (2)Namibia (1)Netherlands (8)New Zealand (7)Nicaragua (1)North America (40)Norway (29)Panama (2)Papua New Guinea (1)Peru (2)Philippines (1)Poland (7)Portugal (11)Romania (5)Saint Lucia (2)Slovenia (3)South Africa (7)South America (16)South Asia (17)Spain (3)Sri Lanka (7)Sweden (28)Switzerland (3)Tanzania (2)Texas (6)United Kingdom (8)United States (32)Uruguay (2)Venezuela (4)Zimbabwe (2)Showing the 100 most common of 117 options.Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Data Deficient (1)Endangered (1)Least Concern (1)Near Threatened (2)Not Evaluated (71)Vulnerable (3)DietAllCarnivore (67)Detritivore or Scavenger (3)Herbivore (2)Insectivore (10)Omnivore (2)Parasitic (16)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (7)Terrestrial (110)Terrestrial and Freshwater (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (140)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (7)Disease Vector (16)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (12)Kept as Pets (19)Natural Pest Control (7)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (19)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (20)Not Listed (94)NatureServe RankAllG3 Vulnerable (1)G5 Secure (7)GNR Unranked (34)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (2)Arabian Desert (1)Atlantic Forest (1)Cerrado (1)Fynbos (1)Gulf of California (1)Lake Victoria (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Mojave Desert (1)Sahara Desert (1)Simpson Desert (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Thar Desert (1)Western Ghats (1)TaxonomyAllAcariformes (4)Amblypygi (1)Arachnida (8)Araneae (59)Araneidae (2)Ixodidae (3)Opiliones (4)Palpigradi (1)Parasitiformes (12)Pseudoscorpiones (2)Ricinulei (2)Salticidae (2)Schizomida (1)Scorpiones (11)Solifugae (3)Theraphosidae (11)Theridiidae (3)Uropygi (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 40PseudoscorpionArachnidsPterinochilus murinusArachnidsPuerto Rican WhipscorpionArachnidsRaft SpiderArachnidsRameshwaram Ornamental TarantulaArachnidsRed Slate Ornamental TarantulaArachnidsRed Widow SpiderArachnidsRedback SpiderArachnidsSalem Ornamental TarantulaArachnidsScabies MiteArachnidsShort-tailed WhipscorpionArachnidsSix-eyed Sand SpiderArachnidsSix-Spotted Fishing SpiderArachnidsSouthern Black WidowArachnidsSouthern Cattle TickArachnidsSpitting SpiderArachnidsSpotted Wolf SpiderArachnidsSri Lankan Ornamental TarantulaArachnidsStriped Bark ScorpionArachnidsSydney Funnel-web SpiderArachnidsThomisus onustusArachnidsTickArachnidsTrapdoor SpiderArachnidsTwo-Spotted Spider MiteArachnidsTypopeltisArachnidsUroctonus MordaxArachnidsVarroa destructorArachnidsVarroa MiteArachnidsVelvet MiteArachnidsVinegaroonArachnidsWasp SpiderArachnidsWater SpiderArachnidsWessel's Tiger TarantulaArachnidsWhip ScorpionArachnidsWhip SpiderArachnidsWolf SpiderArachnidsWood TickArachnidsYellow Garden SpiderArachnidsYellow Sac SpiderArachnidsYellow-backed Ornamental TarantulaArachnids← Previous123Sources1. Wikipedia: Arachnidtier 2WikipediaArachnid, Reproduction sectionQuote, Arachnid, Reproduction sectionArachnids usually lay yolky eggs, which hatch into immatures that resemble adults.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.