#aracnide

• Arachnids — An alternative spelling variant for arahnide (arachnids); a major class of terrestrial or aquatic chelicerate arthropods, characterized by a body segmented into a cephalothorax and abdomen, the lack of antennae, the presence of two pairs of mouth appendages (chelicerae and pedipalps), and exactly eight articulated legs. The class includes spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, mites, and ticks, playing a vital ecological role as insect predators.