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Never seen onE like this!
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- Submitted: Nov 23, 2023
- Photographed: Nov 23, 2023
- Spider: Amblypygi (Tailless Whip Scorpions)
- Location: Guaymas, Mexico
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Jun 10, 2024
Jun 10, 2024
Reno, 
Help identify this spider
This is a tailless whip scorpion or whip spider. They are not spiders or scorpions though. They are a separate group of arachnids in the order Amblypygi. There is a chance your one might be this one…https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/627042-Paraphrynus-carolynae
That’s it! Thank you for the i.d.
I love these little guys, used to play with them as a kid. Haven’t found one in decades.
Amazing creatures. Yet another creature we don’t have over here. I was reading about them just now. Fasinating
Where are you Nod ? These are all over SW US, Texas, Florida.
Term ‘play with’ means catch them by hand, get them to try grabbing a finger with those spined pedipalps.
The LONG first pair of legs are like feelers and delicate.
(57) Euphrynichus amanica – Whipspider BITE ME ! – YouTube
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I am in Ireland. Absolutely nothing that exotic here.
Maybe ferret through inaturalist, you’d be surprised whats in your neighborhood.