arachnid
Scorpion's taxonomic class
An arachnid is an eight-legged arthropod—the class that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites.
Unlike insects, arachnids have no wings or antennae.
The term appears in scientific contexts and when someone wants to sound more precise or clinical than spider: I'm not afraid of arachnids generally, just the big hairy ones.
Web-spinning arachnid
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
- harvestmanLong-legged arachnid, not spider
tarantula · pseudoscorpion · exoskeleton · arthropod · invertebrate · cephalothorax · molting · carapace
Large hairy spider
- orb-weaverSpider building circular webs
- huntsmanOne who pursues game
- funnel-webSpider with tubular silk retreat
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
spinnerets · silk · web · cobweb · fangs · venom · ballooning · nocturnal
Fine woven insect fiber
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
- funnel-webSpider with tubular silk retreat
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
gossamer · thread · spiral · sticky · mesh · spinnerets · anchor · radial
Persistent irrational dread
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
dread · terror · fright · crawling · hairy · venomous · lurking · scuttle
Venom-injecting body part
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- venomInjected animal poison
- desertTo leave behind completely
- nocturnalActive during darkness
fluorescent · ultraviolet · burrowing · claw · sting · deathstalker · fat-tailed · striped
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
harvestman · tarantula · pseudoscorpion · exoskeleton · arthropod · invertebrate · cephalothorax · molting · carapace · segmented
tarantula
Large hairy spider
- orb-weaverSpider building circular webs
- huntsmanOne who pursues game
- funnel-webSpider with tubular silk retreat
trapdoor · spinnerets · silk · web · cobweb · fangs · venom · ballooning · nocturnal · ambush
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
- funnel-webSpider with tubular silk retreat
trapdoor · gossamer · thread · spiral · sticky · mesh · spinnerets · anchor · radial · capture
phobia
Persistent irrational dread
nightmare · dread · terror · fright · crawling · hairy · venomous · lurking · scuttle · legs
stinger
Venom-injecting body part
nocturnal · fluorescent · ultraviolet · burrowing · claw · sting · deathstalker · fat-tailed · striped
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- arachnidsspider, spiders, scorpion, scorpions, tick
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- creature typesmammal, bird, reptile, fish, insect