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  2. Arachnid - Wikipedia

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    Almost as varied is the diet of harvestmen, where we will find predators, decomposers and omnivores feeding on decaying plant and animal matter, droppings, animals and mushrooms. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] The harvestmen and some mites, such as the house dust mite , are also the only arachnids able to ingest solid food, which exposes them to internal ...

  3. Arachnophagy - Wikipedia

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    Arachnophagy (/əˈræknɒfədʒi/, from Greek ἀράχνη aráchnē, 'spider', and φαγεῖν phagein, 'to eat') describes a feeding behaviour that includes arachnids. Aside from non-human creatures, the term can also refer to the practice of eating arachnids among humans. [1]

  4. Spider - Wikipedia

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    Spiders and scorpions are members of one chelicerate group, the arachnids. [14] Scorpions' chelicerae have three sections and are used in feeding. [15] Spiders' chelicerae have two sections and terminate in fangs that are generally venomous, and fold away behind the upper sections while not in use

  5. Matriphagy - Wikipedia

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    Desert Spider, Stegodyphus lineatus, one of the best-described species that participates in matriphagy Matriphagy is the consumption of the mother by her offspring. [1] [2] The behavior generally takes place within the first few weeks of life and has been documented in some species of insects, nematode worms, pseudoscorpions, and other arachnids as well as in caecilian amphibians.

  6. Spider behavior - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] [7] However, most of these spiders still need a mostly carnivorous diet to survive, and lab studies have shown that they become unhealthy when fed only plants. [6] One exception is a species of jumping spider called Bagheera kiplingi, which is largely herbivorous, feeding mainly on the sugar rich Beltian bodies produced by acacia plants ...

  7. Chelicerata - Wikipedia

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    Being air-breathing animals, although many mites have become secondary aquatic, [40] the arachnids use internal fertilization. Except for opiliones and some mites, where the male have a penis used for direct fertilization, [ 41 ] fertilization in arachnids is indirect.

  8. Spiders, fish and oysters saved: These pet rescuers are ... - AOL

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    The rescued include untold cats and dogs, goats and fish, and, according to the officer, Army reservist Jimmy Garcia, on Monday in the Pacific Palisades, arachnids.

  9. Category:Arachnids as food - Wikipedia

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    Arachnids used as food by humans, such as spiders, scorpions, or mites. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. M.