Spider Small 320×204 Medium 640×409 Large 1024×654 Download Tiff Original 2400×1532 | (1.0 MB) Description An extensive division of insects, which includes the scorpions and mites. The spiders differ from most insects in that the body consists of only two segments instead of three, the head and chest being united to form one segment. Keywords Spider Galleries Spiders, Mites and Scorpions Source: B. P. Holst The Teachers' and Pupils' Cyclopaedia (Kansas City: The Bufton Book Company, 1909)