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Whipscorpions - Land Invertebrates

Family: PhrynichidaeTanzanian Giant Tailless WhipscorpionDamon variegatusPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy Russ Gurley

    Did you see people eating these guys on Fear Factor? Sacrilegious to kill and eat such an amazing creature!

    Tailless whip scorpions look like their cousins the scorpions and tarantulas, except a little rearranged. They are flattened animals with the characteristic jointed legs, eight in number. They are mostly tropical in distribution where they inhabit treetops, rocky slopes, and caves. In captivity they tend to be communal as long as they are well-fed. Most keepers keep them in small groups of one male and two or three females.

For more Information on keeping Whipscorpions see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Invertebrate

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Tanzanian Whipscorpion
Damon variegatus

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