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Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks. There are about 60,000 species of arachnids. Arachnids have eight legs, not six like insects. They also have an extra pair of either pincers or fangs. They do not have wings or antennae but they do have a hard exoskeleton.Arachnids have two parts to their body-the cephalothorax and the abdomen. The cephalothorax is like the head and thorax section of an insect but it is fused together.rachnids include spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks. There are about 60,000 species of arachnids. Arachnids have eight legs, not six like insects. They also have an extra pair of either pincers or fangs. They do not have wings or antennae but they do have a hard exoskeleton.
The Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) are large black scorpions native to southern asia. It is often confused with a closely related species known as the Malaysian Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer), and both species are collectively referred to as Asian forest scorpions in the pet trade.sian forest scorpion's main meal is arthropods and insects. To capture their prey, they use pincers to grab it. Once they have a hold on their meal, they either crush the being or they inject it with venom.