Arachnids - Arachnida
Group Description
Arachnid means "8 legs". This group includes Spiders, Harvestmen, Pseudoscorpions and Mites. In the UK there are over 650 species of spider and new species continue to be discovered.
SubGroups
| name | latinname | species | sightings | media | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvestmen | Opiliones | 6 | 16 | 72 |  |
| Mites | acari | 10 | 10 | 33 |  |
| Psuedoscorpions | Pseudoscorpionida | 1 | 1 | 14 |  |
| Spiders | Araneae | 87 | 305 | 1332 |  |
| Ticks | Ixodida | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |