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tailless whip scorpion

Phrynichus sp.

Photo by Bhagya Herath
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Field Notes

Description:

this strange looking spider always found hiding under shady dark places

Species ID Suggestions

Tailless Whip Scorpion

Phrynichus sp.

Reference Link
valgaavmiko
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Comments (8)
Bhagya Herath
thanks Sergio, Adi , Leuba and Chamalka.................
Bhagya Herath
thanks alot for the ID valgaavmiko and thank you again for trying to find its species name too
valgaavmiko
I believe it either to be P. pusillus or P. ceylonicus. I don't know what pusillus looks like but it doesn't look like ceylonicus. I'll let someone more experienced with Amblypygi bring it down to species epithet.
Sergio Monteiro
This is a whip spider, Order Amblypygi, not a true spider (Order Araneae).

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
Photographed
PublishedOctober 16, 2013

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