Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly, the study of spiders alone (order Araneae) is known as araneology.
The word "arachnology" derives from Greek ἀράχνη, arachnē, "spider"; and -λογία, -logia, "the study of a particular subject".
Arachnological journals
Scientific journals devoted to the study of arachnids include:
- Acarologia
- Acta Arachnologica – published by the Arachnological Society of Japan
- Arachnida: Rivista Aracnologica Italiana
- Arachnology – published by the British Arachnological Society
- Arachnology Letters – published by the Arachnologische Gesellschaft
- International Journal of Acarology
- Journal of Arachnology – published by the American Arachnological Society
- Revista Ibérica de Aracnología – published by the Grupo Ibérico de Aracnología
- Revue Arachnologique
- Serket