EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

ZOOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which animal is NOT an arachnid?
A
Horseshoe crab
B
Daddy longlegs
C
Scorpion
D
Spider crab
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Crab. Mite, Scorpion, and Spider are Arachnids, while Crab is a Crustacean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Howdy, BugFans, This stars of this week’s episode are not insects, but crab spiders, one of the Bug Lady’s favorite critters. They fit into the phylum Arthropoda (“jointed legs”) which consists of the Crustaceans, the Insects and the Arachnids, are in the class Arachnida and are true spiders in the order Araneae.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, barnacles and many other animals belong to the phylum arthropods. In fact, 75% of all animals belong to the phylum arthropoda (which also includes spiders and insects).

Detailed explanation-4: -Lice is a wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera. They are not included in the group of Arachnids.

Detailed explanation-5: -Myth: “Arachnid” is just a fancy name for spider. Fact: There are eleven orders of arachnids. These include the scorpions; mites and ticks; harvestmen; pseudoscorpions; whipscorpions; solpugids; and spiders.

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