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Classification
Structure and Function
- Only two body divisions
- Cephalo-thorax
- Abdomen
- Three pairs of legs in the larval stages or four pairs of legs during the nymphal and adult stages
- No wings
- No antennae
- No compound eyes
- Small size
- E.g. Ticks are under 1cm in length
- E.g. Mites are under 1mm in length
Life cycles
- The larva (also called seed tick) develops from the egg
- The nymphal stage follows the larval stage
- The nymph then develops into an adult (i.e. sexually mature)
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Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Arachnida"
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