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Tailless Whipscorpion from Costa Rica

Posted by March 8th, 2007 at 1:00 am

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Scorpions, Whipscorpions and Vinegaroons

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Hola bugman!!
i took a picture of this funny buggyspider in costa rica,pacific coast, close to tamarindo. it lives in a sugarcane made roof and comes out every night at 6:30pm. every night for 3 months now. we all here are argueing about, whether its a spider or a bug. have you seen such creature before? best regards,
meli

whipscorpion meli Tailless Whipscorpion from Costa Rica

Hi Meli,
This is a Tailless Whipscorpion. Whipscorpions are harmless Arachnids. They do not have venom and they are nocturnal hunters.

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