Even though ticks are small, they can cause some pretty serious problems. Although they might look like insects, they are ...

Some ways to manage ticks in your yard, according to DNREC, include removing leaf litter and invasive plants, keeping grass ...

Ticks in West Virginia are parasitic arachnids (like spiders, mites, and scorpions) that subsist solely on blood. All ticks have four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. Most species take a ...

Instead of blood, most insects and arachnids have hemolymph, which is clear. But the cochineal’s hemolymph is a rich crimson. Despite the vibrant color they produce, their life isn’t exactly ...

Traditionally, arachnids were considered a terrestrial monophyletic group—meaning they descended from a single colonization event of land by a terrestrial ancestor. However, recent phylogenomic ...