Spiders are Arachnids

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Spider an insect?

Spiders are Arachnids. ... Scorpions, mites, and ticks are also part of the arachnid family. Arachnids are creatures with two body segments, eight legs, no wings or antennae and are not able to chew. Many people think that spiders are insects but they are mistaken since insects have six legs and three main body parts.

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms.

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Chelicerata

Order: Araneae; Clerck, 1757

Kingdom: Animalia