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Peacock spider
Peacock spider A male peacock spider (Maratus gemmifer) dancing to impress a mate in Western Australia.

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The arachnids (class Arachnida) are an arthropod group that includes spiders, daddy longlegs, scorpions, mites, and ticks as well as lesser-known subgroups. This is a list of notable arachnids grouped by order (or superorder) and arranged alphabetically.

superorder Acariformesorder Amblypygiorder Araneae (spiders)order Opilionesorder Palpigradi
  • microscorpions
superorder Parasitiformesorder Pseudoscorpionesorder Ricinulei
  • ricinuleids
order Schizomida
  • schizomids
order Scorpionesorder Solifugaeorder Uropygi
The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.