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Class Arachnida - Arachnids

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Internet References · Works Cited
Spider - Xysticus Harvestman Habronattus cognatus - male 5th Instar - Phidippus otiosus Sosippus mimus - male small mite Geolycosa patellonigra - male Phidippus clarus? - Phidippus princeps
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Numbers
Worldwide: (1)
12 orders
450 families
75,500 species
Identification
One or two body parts
Four pairs of legs
No antennae
Internet References
Information on the Arachnids
Common Names of Arachnids 2003 Fifth Edition - The American Arachnological Society; Committee on Common Names of Arachnids
Works Cited
1.Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife
By Don E. Wilson, David Burnie
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 31 January, 2004 - 4:47pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 17 April, 2008 - 7:01pm

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