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arachnid

[uh-rak-nid] / əˈræk nɪd /


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"It's the most emotional Spider-Man movie we've ever made, and in some ways, the most grown up," said Holland, who plays the arachnid superhero.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

"Almost 90% -- 88.5% to be precise -- of insect and arachnid species have no conservation status," says Figueroa.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

A map of the routes with arrows arching across the country gave the operation its arachnid moniker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

As Ms Teni offloads one arachnid that was delivered to her in a Vegemite jar, she stresses her team isn't telling Australians to go looking for the spiders and "throw themselves into danger".

From BBC ● May 16, 2025

Just because you’ve called something a spider once doesn’t mean that the next time you have to call it an arachnid or a predaceous eight-legged creepy-crawly.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Martha’s Vineyard, long known for attracting celebrities, has become the inevitable butt of memes as it battles the hostile arachnids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

For more than 100 years, the Happy Face spider was believed to exist only in Hawaii, making it one of the world's most recognizable and unusual arachnids.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Arachnids, in particular, are really missing from conservation; most states don't even protect a single species. We need more data and protection for insects, but also arachnids," says Walsh.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

Golden orb-web spiders are native to southern and east Africa, with the arachnids at Newrotex coming from Madagascar.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

“I can speak to arachnids, including their king, Anansi, of course,” she said with pride.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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