Arachnid

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A spider
A spider

Arachnida is a group of invertebrate animals. They are arthropods and have eight legs. There are many arachnids: spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites.

The word Arachnida come from an old Greek legend about a girl named Arachne.

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