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Teuthraustes gervaisii (female)
Maternal care scorpion-style! Female of about 3.5cm, excluding the tail. Black/dark brown colouration, with a load of youngsters on her back.
Found in city park, in Cuenca, in the Ecuadorian Andes at about 2500m above sea level.
Spotted on Apr 15, 2016
Submitted on Jul 23, 2017
3 Comments
Very nice! Is some key available to distinguish it from T. camposi in Cañar?
Thanks, Jim! Probably more of a survival strategy, wouldn't go near that stinger though.
I do not know if spiders have a maternal instinct...this one looks like it could hold its own if it had to.