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shorttailed whipscorpion
40.6993, -73.3488
Field Notes
Description:
Schizomida (common name shorttailed whipscorpion) is an order of arachnids, superficially resembling spiders and generally less than 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in length. Schizomids are relatively small, soft-bodied arachnids, somewhat similar in appearance to whip scorpions. Schizomids have no actual eyes, but a few species have vestigial eyespots capable of telling light from dark.
Habitat:
They tend to live in the top layer of soil and in the cavities beneath logs and rocks, where they can avoid desiccation. They seek water and avoid light. Some species are cave dwellers, and a few live in or near termite or ant colonies. This was found under a rotting log.
Notes:
The picture of one white is a young, freshly molted specimen.
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