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I think this was an immature Tailless Whip Scorpion, because it was small and had bright colors. It was low on a tree trunk while I was out on a night walk.
Actually neither a scorpion (Scorpiones)or a spider (Araneae), rather a related order the Tailless Whip Scorpions(Amblypygi). They are all in the class Arachnida. Here's a breakdown of the orders of Arachnids in North America: http://bugguide.net/node/view/4/tree
Yuko, good choice not to come back as one of these:-) This is in the same arachnid group as the one I posted from Guyana, just a different species.
I remember this one from your previous spotting. Is this a type of spider or something else...? (sorry for asking, but I really don't know) It gives me the creeps but is fascinating at the same time! But I can say this with confidence: No I don't want to be reborn as this one! NEVER!
Spotted on Mar 24, 2011
Submitted on Feb 7, 2013
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