Amblypygi (Tailless Whip Scorpions)

Picture ID 9163

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Located in Parker, Arizona

Submitted by:
mrurti
Submitted: Apr 10, 2018
Photographed: Apr 7, 2018
Spider: Amblypygi (Tailless Whip Scorpions)
Location: Parker, Arizona, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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April 10, 2018 5:32 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is an arachnid but not a spider. A Tailless Whipscorpion (Amblypygi).

BugmanDan

April 10, 2018 5:41 pm

High, and welcome to the site. your little arachnid is a tailless whipscorpion, (Order Amblypygi)Paraphrynus genus.
In spite of monikers like whip spider or cave spider they are not spiders. They do not produce venom or poison and not known to bite humans. A fascinating arachnid, having played with them as a kid, I compare them to an odd preying mantis.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/36987