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Scorpion Tailed Spider

Arachnura sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Saw a Scorpion Tailed Spider female with her egg sac. In the second pic you can see tiny spiderlings emerging from the egg sac.

Habitat:

Seen at Agumbe Rainforest.

Reference Links:

Arachnura - Wikipedia, Flickr

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Comments (2)
SarahWhitt
Cool!! Looks like a mini bird house!!

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of India
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture

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PublishedMay 16, 2017

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