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ArachnidaThe class Arachnida is made up of spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, solifuges and harvestmen[2]. While most arachnid species are terrestrial, some are wetland dependent, or even inhabit marine and freshwater environments.
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DescriptionArachnids have eight legs and fused body segments. This phylum includes spiders and mites. Spiders have two main segments, a cephalothorax and an abdomen. They are predatory animals which are mobile hunters or web-spinners. Some spiders live in wetland habitats, hunting by the waters edge or surface. Mites have a single fused body segment. They can be free-moving, but many species live as parasites on plants and animals. Aquatic mites, although a major component in benthic and hyporheic communities, can often be overlooked or left unidentified due to their small size. Additional informationAustralian freshwater invertebrates References
Last updated: 12 April 2017 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2017) Arachnida, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-taxon/invertebrates/arthropoda/arachnida.html |