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This is so cool, one of those lineages I've seen mentioned in passing (or as you say, illustrated), but never really given much attention.

Thank you for sharing, not sure I ever would have come across that video otherwise! It's also (finally) prompted me to do a bit of a dive into other lesser-known arachnid orders 😀🕷️

Only thing I'll add, it sounds like there's still a bit of debate as to where in the family tree they sit; close to ticks makes sense (given the 6 legs of the young), but looks like other theories have them as sister taxa to trigonotarbids, Opiliones, or even Xiphosura!

Ricinulei are such obscure arachnids that this is the only video of one on youtube and maybe the only video of one on the internet???? I grew up seeing them illustrated in books, not even photographed.