[cjlars]

A simple tree chart is a good way to understand this:

https://images.app.goo.gl/2CBG9Se4vPB1jaMY9

Animals in general are only a tiny sliver of life on this planet. What most people think of as 'nature' i.e. large animals that a child can name are vastly outweighed each by worms, molluscs, bacteria, insects, and of course -- by a couple orders of magnitude -- plants.

[eatsyourtacos]

Thanks for that. Now can we please break down the arthropods into spiders and non-spiders so you can alleviate my fear that spiders rule over us on this planet.

My fear of spiders is valid- all I'm saying. There must have been some bad shit in our history to instill such a fear into us..