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arachnid
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a·rach·nid / əˈraknid/
• n. any arthropod of the class Arachnida, having four pairs of walking legs and simple eyes, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.
• adj. of or relating to arachnids.
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Creepy crawlers.(arachnids and insects)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 10/28/2005; 700+ words
; ...students that both insects and arachnids are invertebrates, or...look at photographs of an arachnid and an insect. Ask: What do you know about arachnids? insects? What do you...difference? Vocabulary arachnid--an animal with eight...
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Arachnid Software Ships WebPower, the First Extranet Management System; Network Computing Architecture Enables WebPower to Provide Scalable Web Content Management System.
Business Wire; 3/7/1997; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 1997--Arachnid Software, Inc. today announced the...into Extranets," notes Robert Stucky, Arachnid's Chief Technologist. "Using a Java...range of client configurations. About Arachnid Software Based in Cupertino, CA, Arachnid...
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CHELICERATE ARTHROPODS, INCLUDING THE OLDEST PHALANGIOTARBID ARACHNID, FROM THE EARLY DEVONIAN (SIEGENIAN) OF THE RHENISH MASSIF, GERMANY
Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...chasmataspidids, was discovered. These arachnids and chasmataspidids, the...Although Early Devonian arachnids are known from an increasing...record of phalangiotarbid arachnids in the world as well as the...origin for this enigmatic arachnid order. GEOLOGICAL SETTING...
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Cyberspace the workspace for fledgling company -- Arachnid Foundation
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 8/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; "Arachnid Foundation" is not your father's comic...which plans a nationwide launch of "Arachnid Foundation" and 11 other comic books...Peril" and "All-Thrill Comics." "Arachnid Foundation" and seven others will be...
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Social behavior in Amblypygids, and a reassessment of arachnid social patterns.(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...social taxa of non-spider arachnids are reviewed. Species in most arachnid orders have transient parental...Sociality in arachnids is extremely rare. Here...the Amblypygi. Although arachnid sociality at all levels of...
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Gigantocharinus Szatmaryi, a new trigonotarbid arachnid from the late devonian of North America (chelicerata, Arachnida, trogonotarbida)
Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT-A new trigonotarbid arachnid, Gigantocharinus szatmaryi...INTRODUCTION TRIGONOTARBID ARACHNIDS (order Trigonotarbida) are...plesiomorphic known members of the arachnid subclass Pulmonata [which...1997) have described a new arachnid, Xenarachne, of uncertain...
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IN THE CLASSROOM: ARACHNID APPRECIATION
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 11/9/2000; 700+ words
; ...class, the students researched the arachnids and were then asked to make spiders out...spider time writing sentences about the arachnids. The emphasis was on teaching the children...addition to reading and writing about arachnids, the students created glue spider webs...
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Caught in a fascinating web; If you're interested in arachnids, the North Museum is the place to be
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 11/8/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...October, which includes an exhibit of real arachnids and the Spidermania! multimedia art...Eichelberger said. Others who find arachnids fascinating should note that Darlington...an illustration of a black and yellow arachnid sitting on top of a Toyota MR2 Spyder...
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Arachnids, Geckos And New Perils of Going to the Dentist.(FOR THE PEOPLE)(proverbs from the Talmud)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 7/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Stephen Goode, INSIGHT Arachnids, Geckos And New Perils of Going to the Dentist A roundup of...sandbox before discovering that the huge, fear-inspiring arachnid was in fact a rubber toy. From Germany, too, comes another...
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Arachnid or insect?
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 10/28/2005; 532 words
; ...below. Decide which kind of animal each phrase describes: arachnid, insect, or both. Write each phrase under the correct line...body parts * 3 main body parts * invertebrate (no backbone) Arachnid: 8 legs, 2 main body parts Insect: 6 legs, 3 main body...
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Arachnid
Book article from: Biology
Arachnid Spiders, mites, ticks...up the class Arachnida. Arachnids are members of the phylum...jointed legs. Although arachnids vary in form and behavior...certain characteristics. All arachnids have two body segments...
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Arachnids
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Arachnids Arachnids (class Arachnida) form the second largest group of terrestrial arthropods...Insecta being the most numerous. There are over 70,000 species of arachnids, which include such familiar creatures as scorpions, spiders, harvestmen...
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arachnid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
arachnid , mainly terrestrial arthropod...kill and crush prey (most arachnids being carnivorous); the...pairs are walking legs. Arachnids have simple eyes and no...organs called book lungs . Arachnids are classified in the phylum...
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Arthropods: Insects, Arachnids, and Crustaceans
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
ARTHROPODS: INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, AND CRUSTACEANS ARTHROPODS: INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, AND CRUSTACEANS. Arthropods are animals with...Earth and include insects, crustaceans, and arachnids. Insects include organisms such as beetles...
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arachnid structure
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
arachnid structure ( arachnoids ) A strange pattern of ridges, gathered in braids and belts, which merge with radial and concentric ridges...
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