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Phrynus mexicanus
The body is depressed and is brown, shows two distinct regions, the prosoma and opisthosoma, which are separated by a narrow waist. The carapace is broad and flattened, shield-shaped, with two plants and three eyes on both sides near the front margin, some species have no eyes. The opisthosoma consists of 12 segments, the genital orifice opens into the second sternite and is covered by a large operculum, under which also leads to the first pair of respiratory organs (filotráqueas), while the second pair is open in the third sternite .
Tropical areas
Spotted on Nov 27, 2010
Submitted on Aug 8, 2011
8 Comments
Amo los amblipigydos :3
Wow! It's the first time I see one of this animals and they are impressive. Unexpectedly, they are harmless to humans.
I had one as a pet, beautyful creatures!
That's okay. No problem.
OH YES, I UNDERSTAND AND WAS CONFUSED FORGIVENESS
I'm not sure what you're saying here, but here is a quote from wiki ' Amblypygids are also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions (not to be confused with whip scorpions that belong to the Arachnid order Thelyphonida). The name "amblypygid" means "blunt rump", a reference to a lack of the telson ("tail") carried by related species. '
THE SCORPION TAIL WHIP UROPYGI IS NOT THE SAME. AMBLYPIGI IS NOT THE TAIL WHIP, BUT ARE VERY SIMILAR.
GREETINGS!
Also known in english as tailless whip scorpion.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/576...