Pseudoscorpion
Dear fellow,
I found that little "scorpion" in stored corn grain and take some photos for your collection.
Horia

Hi Horia,
What a detailed photograph you have sent our way. We wish you had provided a location for this interesting Pseudoscorpion specimen.

Hi,
Yes ideed is a pseudoscorpion, possible Pselaphochernes anachoreta. This specimen was found in a cereal grain storage, because this is a somekind of predator of other insect or mites. The specimen is mounted with Eukitt on slide. When is possible I’ll send you other interesting images with small insects.
Horia

Thanks, Your website helped us identify this pseudoscorpion found in our apartement
in Copenhagen. We are relieved they are harmless! Buggy regards,
Michael Sears

Hi Michael,
Many of our readers who encounter Pseudoscorpions erroneously believe them to ticks.

Odd German bug…
Dear Bugman,
I’m currently studying abroad in northern Germany, in the vicinity of Bremen, and I did a search on the internet in hopes of identifying a bug I just saw. I found your website, and I was wondering if you could help me. I’m especially interested to know whether or not it’s harmless. I’m afraid I squished it in fear before I could take a picture of it while it was alive. I’ve attached a couple of pictures of it dead, though… (And I’m sorry I squished it, it’s just that I have a skin condition that causes me to react negatively to ALL bug bites. Even mosquito bites cause baseball sized reactions on me. If it doesn’t bite or sting, I remove it nicely from my house. My host parents here even taught me how to catch flies without hurting them.) In case the picture doesn’t tell all, I will describe it… It was really really tiny, to begin. It dropped onto my hand as a fly buzzed around my hand (at first I thought it was fly poop, that’s how small it was). When I looked closer, it appeared to have the body shape of a tick (though it squished much easier than a tick), and the body was brown. It’s legs were tiny and comparable to a typical beatle’s legs. Attached to the front end of it, by the head, where these long stinger like things. Two of them. One on each side, extending out in front of the bug. They were more of a reddish brown color, and looked very much like scorpion tails. These scorpion-like stingers were very large in comparison to the bug, and I would say they were three quarters the length of the body. If you can identify this bug, I would really be interested to know more about it. And feel free to publish my photos (though they’re not the greatest). Thank you!!
Penninah Jones

Hi Penninah,
There was no need to kill the harmless Pseudoscorpion. These fascinating creatures have a nearly worldwide distribution. They sometimes hitch rides on flying insects, a phenomenon known as Phoresy.

Crab Spider?
My wife found this bug in a stack of her papers. It looks like a tic or spider, but has 10 legs including the pincers on front. All of the pictures of crab spiders I have seen do not include the pincers in the front as this one does. Any guesses? I have the picture out to a few expert agencies and have heard nothing. ? Thamisus Onustus ? or not ? Western MD pandhandle.
David Rebar

Hi David,
Nice image of the underview of a harmless Pseudoscorpion.

crab bug?
Hi,
I found this bug in my bathroom on the ceiling. Its rather scary looking, it reminds me of a scorpion but seeing as I live near Toronto I am sure it is not a relative. It is very tiny, in the pictures it is next to a pin. Could you please tell me what it is and if it is harmful. It is the only one I’ve seen so far, I’m hoping there will not be anymore. Thanks
Have a wonderful day!
Amanda

Hi Amanda,
This is a Pseudoscorpion and it is totally harmless.

Found this could you please help?
Found this bug in the bathroom a couple of days ago. Could you please help me to find out what it is? It has a round body, black head, 8 legs and 2 claws. thank you if you can help me
van

Hi Van,
What a scary photo of a harmless Pseudoscorpion.