What is a scorpion, an insect or an arachnoid?

Its absolutely an arachnid. Scorpions are in fact, the “original” arachnids if fossil evidence is to be believed. However, more so than its a body plan, the eight legs and 8+ eyes, the thing that separates scorpions from insects are its teeth, its chelicerae. read more

Like insects and other arthropods, scorpions have an exoskeleton; others in its class with exoskeletons include spiders, ticks, centipedes, mites, crustaceans and millipedes. These creatures all grow through the process of molting, which involves shedding the skin, and they all have jointed appendages. read more

Scorpions and insects share similarities but possess clear differences. Both belong to the group of animals known as arthropods which have an exoskeleton like spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, millipedes and crustaceans to name a few. read more