unnowne bug
Location: central fla
October 28, 2011 9:47 am
bug with crab like claws spider face,found in merritt island fl.
size 3”
Signature: phionex207@aol.com
Giant Vinegaroon
Dear phionex207,
Though this Giant Vinegaroon is an Arachnid that is distantly related to venomous creatures like spiders and scorpions, the Vinegaroon does not pose a threat to humans as it has no venom. It is capable of releasing a mild acetic acid that smells like vinegar, hence the common name. The Giant Vinegaroon is a Tailless Whipscorpion that is also sometimes called a Grampus.
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¶ Posted 28 December 2011 § ‡ ° Scorpion with Babies
Location: Huachuca Mts., southern Arizona
October 11, 2011 2:22 pm
I took a photograph in southern Arizona a few years ago of a scorpion with babies on its back. Can you identify the species from this shot? Thanks.
Signature: Glenn McCrea
Arizona Bark Scorpion with Brood
Dear Glenn,
In our opinion, this is an Arizona Bark Scorpion, Centruroides sculpturatus. According to BugGuide, “‘sculpturatus’ describes the sculptured appearance of the tergites (dorsal plates)” and that is a distinguishing feature, however, in your photograph, the tergites are hidden by the substantial brood of young.
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¶ Posted 12 October 2011 § ‡ ° weird bug
Location: cr 204 in Mitchell Co Texas
September 21, 2011 8:02 pm
Could you help us to ID this bug. We have never seen it before.
Signature: jennifer
Giant Vinegaroon
Hi Jennifer,
This harmless Whipscorpion is sometimes called a Giant Vinegaroon because it can spray a mild acetic acid that smells like vinegar. Unlike Scorpions, Whipscorpions do not have venom.
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¶ Posted 21 September 2011 § ‡ ° Whip Spider help
Location: Peru, South America
September 16, 2011 8:16 am
Hi Bugman,
These guys were found in Peru (Manu National Park), unsure if they are the same species. I have no knowledge at all on these
Signature: Sebastian Bawn
Tailless Whipscorpion
Hi Sebastian,
We do not possess the necessary scientific credentials to determine if the two Tailless Whipscorpions you photographed in Peru are the same species, and we also question whether an expert would be able to make that classification based on photographs. We would guess that they are most likely the same species since we doubt there is much species diversity among Whipscorpions found in the same location.
Tailless Whipscorpion
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¶ Posted 16 September 2011 § ‡ ° spider has pincers like scorpion
Location: arizona
September 14, 2011 11:37 pm
I just found that scorpion looking spider in my back yard it was about 5 to 8 cm and has pincers like a scorpion any idea what is kind of bug is that and is it poisonous?
Signature: spider has pincers
Tailless Whipscorpion
Though it superficially resembles both spiders and scorpions, the Tailless Whipscorpion is a perfectly harmless arachnid that has no venom.
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¶ Posted 15 September 2011 § ‡ ° Bug dentification Please! Weird!!
Location: Greece – Athens
September 10, 2011 11:30 am
I found thi Bug in my bathtub!I have never seen anything like it. It has One huge antenna ( maybe it had two once i couldnt tell, but when i found it it had one)and was slighlty bigger than a penny.
Hope i get a reply!
Thanks in Advance
Alexia
Signature: Alexia
Tailless Whipscorpion
Hi Alexia,
Even though it is related to venomous Arachnids like spiders and scorpions, the Tailless Whipscorpion does not have venom, so it is harmless. They are shy nocturnal predators that will feed on Cockroaches and spiders and other creatures you might not want in the home. Though Tailless Whipscorpions are frightening in their appearance, we hope you will learn to tolerate them should you ever encounter another.
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is this a tailless whip scorpion
Location: Sierra Vista AZ
August 31, 2011 5:25 pm
Found this in my garage. Is it a tailless whip scorpion?
Signature: t8rsage
Giant Vinegaroon
This Giant Vinegaroon, Mastigoproctus giganteus, is classified in the Arachnid order Uropygi while Tailless Whipscorpions are classified in the order Amblypygi. The Giant Vinegaroon is considered a Whipscorpion, but it is not tailless.
¶ Posted 31 August 2011 § ‡ ° Drugged Bark Scorpions?
Location: Arizona
August 19, 2011 2:54 pm
We had our house bug-bombed for crickets about a month ago. Since then we’ve had 2 bark scorpions turn up that aren’t dead but don’t act like normal scorpions. I found one on the floor and another one a few weeks later on my stove as I was going to wipe up after a meal. In both cases the scorpion lay limp and looking dead until touched. When I clamped them with the tongs they put up a good fight, stinging and all. But neither tried to run or even moved at all when there was motion near them. The guy on the stove had been under a paper towel and when it was lifted he didn’t even run.
It’s my understanding that bug poison doesn’t kill scorpions but it seems like it’s doing something to them. Or am I wrong? I’ve only seen one other bark scorpion before and it ran all over the place when it was outed. I thought they were all like that. What’s your take?
Signature: Cyn
Bark Scorpion
Hi Cyn,
We are sorry, but we really don’t know much about the content of the poisons used in bug bombs, nor their effect on Scorpions. A month seems like quite some time to pass between the bug bombing and the effects on this Bark Scorpion.
¶ Posted 19 August 2011 § ‡ ° Tagged: The Big 5 
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