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Vinegarone

Posted by July 26th, 2007 at 12:00 am

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Scorpions, Whipscorpions and Vinegaroons

Whiptail Scorpion
Thought you might enjoy these pictures of a whiptail scorpion. They are fascinating and nasty looking bugs. And yes, they will shoot vinegar smelling stuff at you, I got it all over my hand while taking these pictures. Love your site!
Samantha D.

Hi Samantha,
Thank you for providing us with a first hand account of the reason the Whipscorpion is also known as a Vinegarone. Now if only we can determine the reason for the other common name: Grampus.

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