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Order	Common name
Araneae	Spiders
Scorpiones	Scorpions
Acarina	Mites and ticks
Amblypygi	Tailess whip scorpions
Opiliones	Harvestmen and daddy longlegs
Palpigradi	Microwhip scorpions
Pseudoscorpionida	Pseudoscorpions
Ricinulei	Ricinuleids, hooked tickspiders
Schizomida	"Split-middle" whip scorpions
Solifugae	Sun spiders, camel spiders
Thelyphonida	Whip scorpions

Click on the links in the table above to see more information about the extant arachnid orders.

More information about extinct arachnids can be seen in the Fossil record

Author: Ceri-Wyn Thomas

Last updated: 22.11.05
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