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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.
Asian Forest Scorpions are good for the beginner that wants to try something more aggressive than an Emperor Scorpion (Pandinus imperator). Asian Forest Scorpions actually resemble the Emperor Scorpion in coloration, and even shape.These scorpions are dark brown to black, with most species sporting a green or blue tint in certain lighting.any times you may notice Asian Forest Scorpions for sale under Heterometrus sp., due to this fact. The specimen photographed to the left is the species Heterometrus spinifer, and was found in rainforest habitat of peninsular Malaysia.