How to Use arachnid in a Sentence

arachnid

noun
  • Spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks are arachnids.
  • When the arachnids are freaked out, this vessel pumps faster.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2024
  • These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • While most arachnids live on land, a number of them live in the water.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2019
  • But what are the banes of this tiny arachnid that can humble the apex predator?
    — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The arachnids can have up to a 4-inch leg span and the ability to fly.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
  • And why the arachnid would go to such enormous lengths for a single egg didn’t make any sense.
    — National Geographic, 15 Dec. 2016
  • Lyme disease is spread by deer ticks — tiny, black-brown arachnids about the size of a sesame seed.
    — Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The red design on the arachnid's back mirrors the red lipstick stain on her lip.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Part of the problem in detecting the arachnid’s spread is its size.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Like many arachnids, trapdoor spiders make burrows to hide and rest in.
    — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Out of time, the arachnids are likely still full of mysteries.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2019
  • The footage shows a bat trapped in a spider’s web, with the arachnid waiting nearby.
    — Fox News, 12 Aug. 2019
  • That often started with walks through tall grass searching for the arachnids.
    — Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Most insects, and arachnids for that matter, don’t get that kind of treatment.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The arachnid lies still, sprawled across the floor with one of its six legs pointed in each direction.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The web was made by an orb weaver spider, an arachnid known for its intricate web designs.
    — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Julius’ scorpion study is one of many that are being done on the stinging arachnids.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The arachnid made its first appearance in Georgia over a decade ago.
    — Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 5 June 2024
  • Nightmares of a neon red-pearl creek and an arachnid walking ghoul in rotting robes haunt Fenn.
    — Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The snake’s tail shares a close resemblance to an arachnid to attract its prey, which are most often birds.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • As winters have grown milder, populations of the tiny arachnids have grown.
    — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The zigzags look a bit like writing, which is why this arachnid is also called the writing spider.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The fire spread from the spider to the apartment when the arachnid ran into a mattress, setting it ablaze.
    — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Curious about the threat of venomous arachnids like the one that bit Linsey?
    — Maria Carter, Country Living, 18 Apr. 2017
  • The arachnid then completes the outer ring and spokes, and finally builds the spiral.
    — Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
  • These arachnids–also called ray spiders–pull the center of their flat web back to form a cone with themselves at the tip of the cone.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In many ways, this 100-million-year-old arachnid looks like a modern day spider.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 7 Feb. 2018
  • But as her fascination with Sting grows, so too does the arachnid’s size — and appetite for blood.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 6 May 2022

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