#whipspider

[crevicedwelling]

hello again! still greatly enjoying the critter posts. did some research (read: i googled 2 things) and learned that unlike Scorpions, amblypygi don't fluoresce! that lead me to a couple questions for you (hope that's okay!!) first, i keep getting tripped up on the name. do you know why they're called tailless whip scorpions when they appear to be very different from Scorpion scorpions? and secondly, does graciela fluoresce? if so, do you have any photos? if not, do you have any little guys who do? thank you so much for sharing with us! and sorry for asking so many questions ^^;

in short, Amblypygi are called “tailless whip scorpions” because English is a boring, confusing language and nobody bothered to give them a better name.

I got this phylotree from Wikipedia.

presumably, the name “whip scorpion” came first for thelyphonidans/uropygi, also known as vinegaroons. they have a fairly scorpion-like build: a long body with crushing pedipalp claws (although not pincers like scorpions have). they also have a long whiplike flagellum, which probably earned them their name since their antenniform legs aren’t nearly as whiplike.

(Mastigoproctus tohono, a thelyphonid)

vinegaroons are more closely related to Amblypygi than other arachnids, but amblys look quite different beyond lacking a tail. regardless, “tailless whip scorpion” pretty much means “tailless vinegaroon.”

(Damon medius, an amblypygid)

“tailless whip scorpion” is nonsensical if you consider the flagellum of the vinegaroon to be its “whip,” since then you’d be calling an amblypygid a “whipless whip scorpion.” I’ve also heard amblys called “whipspider,” which is a little better than “tailless whip.”

anyway, the moral of the story is: English is a horrible language to do taxonomy in. Spanish, on the other hand, has many wonderful common names for them:

“guabá” and “canclo” are nice single word names but I like “limpia casas” meaning “housecleaner” since they probably help eat a lot of roaches and pests when they live near houses :)

[onenicebugperday]

Eastern whipspider (tailless whipscorpion) molting and with scorplings, Damon annulatipes

Photo 1 by dherbert and 2-4 by suncana

[ghastlyarachnid]

The joy of seeing a mutual go !! :D over me knowing about the whipspider reminds me that I really need to do that slideshow stream I've been thinking about for a while where I just talk about my favourite weird critters. Mother nature looked at bugs and went you know what? Let's get weird, I'm going to create a little guy that is SO FUNNY

[optimisticrunawayspider]

thge MULTIPLE spider people that dont stick to walls are so mad about the spider-hq being upside down in many places

[bogleech]

Finding this Harvestman and seeing its gangly feeler legs made me think.

Do you know if Harvestmen are more closely related to mites, pseudoscorpions, or whipscorpions / whipspiders? I know they’re all under the Arachnida umbrella, but I know they’re all more distantly related. The sausage-shaped body of a Harvestman reminds me of a mite, but the super-elongated antenna-like second pair of feeling legs makes me think of a whipspider.

It is believed their closest relatives are mites! But it's kind of debatable, and it varies with how you want to define "related;" their similarities are because both are such ancient arachnid groups, they're closer to how some of the very earliest arachnids looked before even modern spiders would have evolved :)

[quark-nova]

my whipspider died :(

rip snippy, i loved you

[orowyrm]

thinking about getting a pet bug of some kind in the near future. honestly strongly considering either a centipede or another whipspider

[lesvegas]

that at least rules out house centipedes and whipspiders! centipedes do have stingers at the back of their bodies but u should be able 2 put a glass over him n take him outside spider style without any risk

This does make me wonder what the heck it was.... anyway I'm sorry but he was already dead on arrival. I just took a while to find the courage to use tweezers to put him in the toilet before flushing

[arthropodude]

#Phrynidae #Drawing #amblypygid #modernarts #arachnid #sketch #whipspider #creativeart #taillesswhipscorpion #art #subtropical #tropicalinsect #arthropod #nocturnal #amblypygi #arthropodart #entomology #entomologylovers https://www.instagram.com/p/B8BAj7bjmxA/?igshid=sllshsa3ks6k

[sabbathercio]

Os amblipígios (aranha-caiandeua ou aranha-violão e internacionalmente de whip spiders (aranha-chicote)) são frequentemente confundidos com aranhas por pessoas leigas e aparentam ser perigosos para maioria do público. Estes animais, de aparência assustadora para alguns, não apresentam qualquer ameaça para os seres humanos, visto que não possuem veneno e se comportam como predadores de insetos, outros aracnídeos e pequenos vertebrados. Os Amblypygi possuem o corpo achatado, grandes pedipalpos providos de espinhos e o primeiro par de pernas extremamente alongado e com função sensitiva. Apresentam hábitos noturnos e podem ser achados vivendo em cavernas, sob ou dentro de troncos, sob rochas, serapilheira e ambientes antrópicos, como o da foto, que apareceu aqui em casa. #biologia #biology #artropodes #whipspider https://www.instagram.com/p/CZYOBoPNJQs/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kruger2kalahari]

These strange-looking animals with their very long front legs are known as whip-spiders or whip-scorpions. We found this one under a rock in Punda Maria camp. Look how effective a ground level image is as opposed to taking the image from above. Image from the Photographer's guide to the greater Kruger national park eBook. https://www.kruger-2-kalahari.com/ #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #PhotoSafari #Kruger2Kalahari #nikonwildlife #knp #KrugerPark #krugernationalpark #greaterkruger #kruger #krugerexplorer #krugersafari #krugerparksafari #krugerselfdrive #travelphotographer #selfdrivesafari #bigfivesafari #whipscorpion #whipspider #macrophotography (at Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRvcybDAOkc/?utm_medium=tumblr

[crevicedwelling]

Oh no he’s a whip scorpion I fucked up I love you whip scorpion but not as much as spiders 

you were right the first time, but common names are garbage anyway. whipscorpion more commonly refers to Uropygi aka vinegaroons and not Amblypygi, which are the tailless whipscorpions or whipspiders. but like I said common names are garbage “amblypygi” is better

[onenicebugperday]

Female eastern whipspider with babies, Damon annulatipes, Phrynichidae, Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions)

Photographed in South Africa by suncana

[pokinghope]

Video of the Whip Spider (Amblypygi or tailless whip scorpion) from my spooky insects flash that i did the other day on an amazing return client @delaney_bebes 〰️🕷️🕷️🕷️〰️ . Thank you so much for claiming this piece and asking for it in such a cool wrapping area 🍃 . Fun facts about the whip spider: . -They do not spin webs and have no silk glands 🕸️ . -They do not have any venom/venomous fangs and are completely harmless to humans 🕷️🦂 . -If they live long enough they can grow to be a foot or more wide (mainly all legs though 🕷️👀👖). Unlike most arachnids, they continue molting after sexual maturity so they keep growing throughout their lifetimes (with their lifetime being about 2-3 years). . Trivia: what famous pop culture movie did this species of arachnid star in? Comment your answers below hehehe 👓☇ . Now booking for April/May ☔🌷 . DM or email PokingHopeTattoo@gmail.com for bookings/inquiry

[gypsycabdriver]

Whipspider, Micron pen, Copic marker on marker paper.

[antanetenheur]

Commande personnalisée, thème Harry Potter ! Cette petite composition est entièrement faite main, même le sort est réalisé avec d'anciens tampons d'imprimerie. #entomology #entomologia #entomologyart #entomologie #spider #whipspider #harrypotter #spell #curcio #unforgivablespell #sort #magique #araignee #arachnide #cabinetdecuriosites #odditycabinet #harrypotter4 #gobletoffire #lacoupedefeu #darkart #wunderkammer #antanetenheur #igersagen #igerslotetgaronne #agenmaville #ruemolinier (à Rue Molinier piétonne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9bgAf3J8bx/?igshid=1hpeymzzyqxwz