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Paraphrynus laevifrons
I know...I know....it is harmless, has no poison, it is not aggressive and only eats insects...not people!!! But I am totally frighten by them!! This is one (body 2 inches + legs and feelers 8 inches!!) I am NOT going close or in the floor to take pictures!
People say that they grow pretty big for bugs. In Costa Rica they get to be as big as 5 to 6 inches, which is big enough to scare people off. They are very light. They are also very flat so then they can fit into small places. They are a cross between spiders and scorpions, so people call it whip spider or just tailless whip scorpion.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2013
Submitted on Jan 3, 2014
8 Comments
Hi Gilma. I don't see any parental care here. I think the mission was accidentally added?
It sure is hared to differentiate the two known species here without a closeup. Here is a great reference: http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/a...
You were there, if you are sure you are sure.
Thank you, LarryGraziano.
I got the scientific name for it in the internet, I am pretty sure it is right.
Ohhh Gilma. You looked through them all. That must have taken so much time!!! Here is the link: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/772...
Thank you, LarryGraziano, I took a look at all your beautiful spottings...WOW!! 1125 spottings but could not see one for a Tail-less Whip Scorpion... : (
Done, tmvdh.
Hola Gilma, gracias por añadirlo a mi misión "Insects of Costa Rica", pero como no es un insecto: ¿Puedes quitarlo de mi misión?
Otros spottings de insectos son muy bienvenidos!!!
This is a tailles whip scorpion. I'm mobile now but if search my page you'll see the same one with the genus info