arachnid
(also ‘arachnoid‘; plural: ‘arachnids‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ch’ are said with a ‘K’ sound, as in “king” — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
a class (group) name given to any insect-like animal with eight legs and without wings; soft-bodied without backbone; there are 100,000 species which include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks and mites; found all over the world
Some of these animals are discussed separately under their individual names.
‘Arachnophobia’ is the abnormal fear of spiders and other arachnids, and an ‘arachnophobe/arachnophobic’ is a person who is afraid of spiders and other arachnids. For an article that explains the causes and treatment of arachnophobia, please click here. For the making of a movie with the name ‘arachnophia’ on the problems arachnophobes/arachnophobics face with spiders, please click here.
For an article that explains the place of arachnids in the animal kingdom, please click here. While there are women that freak out and shriek out on seeing any arachnid, in this news article you see a brave woman that play with spiders.
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