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Kōrero: Spiders and other arachnids

Classification of spiders and their relatives

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Classification of spiders and their relatives

This diagram shows the classification of spiders and their relatives, including mites, false scorpions and harvestmen. Of the 107 spider families known worldwide, 55 occur in New Zealand – 50 of these have species unique to New Zealand, and the other five have been introduced.

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Simon Pollard, Spiders and other arachnids – What is a spider?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/12702/classification-of-spiders-and-their-relatives (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Pollard, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.