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Trombidiidae, also known as red velvet mites, true velvet mites, [2] or rain bugs, are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) found in plant litter and are known for their bright red color. While adults are typically no more than 4 mm (0.16 in) in length, some species can grow larger and the largest, including the African Dinothrombium ...
Palpigrades belong to the arachnid class. [3] They are the sister group to Solifugae , [ 4 ] no more than 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in length, [ 3 ] and averaging 1–1.5 mm (0.04–0.06 in). [ 5 ] They have a thin, pale, segmented integument , and a segmented abdomen that terminates in a whip-like flagellum.
Trombicula, known as chiggers, red bugs, scrub-itch mites, or berry bugs, are small arachnids [2] (eight-legged arthropods) in the Trombiculidae family. In their larval stage, they attach to various animals and humans, then feed on skin, often causing itching and trombiculosis. [3]
The arachnids are typically a “brown to dark brown” and have “elongate” chelicerae — which are their first pair of appendages typically used as pincers or claws. They have an “oval ...
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Arachnids are arthropods in the class Arachnida (/ ə ˈ r æ k n ɪ d ə /) of the subphylum Chelicerata. Arachnida includes, among others, spiders , scorpions , ticks , mites , pseudoscorpions , harvestmen , camel spiders , whip spiders and vinegaroons .
They are small arachnids with a flat, pear-shaped body, and pincer-like pedipalps that resemble those of scorpions. They usually range from 2 to 8 mm (0.08 to 0.31 in) in length. [3] The largest known species is Garypus titanius of Ascension Island [4] at up to 12 mm (0.5 in). [5] [6] Range is generally smaller at an average of 3 mm (0.1 in). [2]
Basic characteristics of arachnids include four pairs of legs (1) and a body divided into two segments: the cephalothorax (2) and the abdomen (3). The ventral side of a brown widow spider . The epigastric plates and furrow are visible, as well as the hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen, which is a characteristic feature of widow ...