What is closely related to spiders?
Spiders are arachnids. Other arachnids are scorpions, whip scorpions or vinegaroons, tailless whip scorpions, harvestmen or daddy-long-legs, mites/ ticks, solfugids or ‘sun spiders’, and pseudoscorpions. The closest relative of the arachnids are horseshoe crabs – count their legs, body parts, and look at their chelicerae.