Arachnids: English Vocabulary List

a large hairy spider originated in warm regions with venomous fangs that does not spin any webs or threads

"Tarantulas shed their outer skin and leave behind a perfect empty shell."

"The tarantula is a large hairy spider that flicks urticating hairs from its abdomen as defense."

a poisonous spider, the female of which has a red mark on its underside and is known to eat the male

"The female black widow is much larger than the male."

"The black widow spider's venom is fifteen times more toxic than that of a rattlesnake."

a venomous arachnid with two pincers and a curved tail that inhabits hot countries

"The scorpion hid under a rock."

"The scorpion glowed under ultraviolet light which helped researchers find and study the venomous creatures at night."

a venomous spider originated in North America that has a brown violin-shaped mark on its head and a necrotic toxin

"The brown recluse spider is venomous."

"The brown recluse spider has a distinctive violin shaped marking on its back near the eyes."

an invertebrate of arachnid order with long slender legs that lives in moist shady environments

"A harvestman has long legs."

"The harvestman is not a true spider because it has no venom glands and cannot produce silk."

a solitary and predatory arachnid that hunts without spinning webs and is known for its agile hunting behavior

"The wolf spider hunts without a web."

"The wolf spider carries her egg sac attached to her spinnerets and then carries the hatchlings on her back."

a type of arachnid belonging to the orb-weaver family, characterized by its ability to spin intricate circular webs in outdoor spaces

"The garden spider rebuilds its web every morning before dawn."

"The garden spider weaves an intricate spiral orb web that it rebuilds daily to catch flying insects."

any small parasitic arachnid that feeds on the blood of warm-blooded vertebrates

"Ticks wait on grass tips and climb onto passing animals to feed."

"Ticks attach themselves to hosts and can transmit serious diseases including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever."

a small arachnid that infests the skin of animals and humans during its larval stage

"Harvest mites cause intense itching after their larvae feed on skin."

"The harvest mite larva feeds on skin cells of humans and animals causing intense itching and irritation."

a tiny arachnid that infests plants, feeding on their tissues and causing damage

"Spider mites are tiny pests that damage houseplants and garden crops."

"The spider mite is a tiny agricultural pest that spins fine webs on the undersides of plant leaves."

a large and fast spider species found in various parts of the world, known for its speed, agility, and non-toxic bite to humans

"Huntsman spiders flatten their bodies to squeeze into narrow spaces."

"The huntsman spider is large and fast moving but its bite is relatively harmless to humans."