schizomid

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Chart titled Diversity of arachnids comparing a Silurian fossil scorpion and 11 living groups, including spiders, scorpions, mites, daddy longlegs, sunspiders, whip scorpions, and false scorpions. Illustrations show their varied forms and typical size ranges from 0.1 millimeters to 210 millimeters; fossil anatomy labels identify pincers, pedipalps, legs, and body sections.

schizomid

arachnid order

Also known as: Schizomida

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arachnid
Annotated classification
Order Schizomida (schizomids) 110 primarily tropical species. Size 2–15 mm; 2-segmented chelicerae. Order Uropygi (whip scorpions or vinegarroons) 105 tropical and subtropical species all belonging to 1 family (Thelyphonidae). Size to 13 cm; long
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Order Schizomida (schizomids) 110 primarily tropical species. Size 2–15 mm; 2-segmented chelicerae. Order Uropygi (whip scorpions or vinegarroons) 105 tropical and subtropical species all belonging to 1 family (Thelyphonidae). Size to 13 cm; long
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arachnid
Distribution and abundance
…areas are the sunspiders, the schizomids (order Schizomida), and the ricinuleids (order Ricinulei). In temperate areas mature spiders and daddy longlegs are particularly conspicuous during early autumn, though they are abundant throughout the year. Most arachnids, however, are seldom observed, for they inhabit leaf mold and litter or soil. Most…
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…areas are the sunspiders, the schizomids (order Schizomida), and the ricinuleids (order Ricinulei). In temperate areas mature spiders and daddy longlegs are particularly conspicuous during early autumn, though they are abundant throughout the year. Most arachnids, however, are seldom observed, for they inhabit leaf mold and litter or soil. Most…
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