Fact : #4

                                                            Arachnids 

• Scorpions aren't insects, they belong to a group of arthropods called arachnids.

• Arachnids are some of the most adaptable animals.

• They are over 70000 different species.

• Arachnids have a hard exoskeleton and jointed limbs.

• They have eight legs and a two-segment body.

• An arachnids abdomen contains its internal organs

• The mouth, eyes, and limbs are attached to the cephalothorax.

• Besides the four pairs of legs, the cephalothorax has pinchers called pedipalps, and a big pair of fangs called chelicerae.

• Pedipalps are for grabbing things, but they also can sense smells and vibrations.

• The fangs often contain venom to stun or kill prey.

• Sometimes they're used for digging holes in the ground.

• Scorpion have venomous tails, that curved tail looks nasty, but most scorpions stings a weaker than bee stings.

• Spiders are the only arachnids with spinnerets, little glands in their abdomens that make silk.

• Mites and ticks, or Acarina, are another type of arachnid.

• Some of them transmit nasty diseases.

      Notes taken from :  BrainPOP.com