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Field Notes

Description:

Living in complete darkness. Appears to mimic a spider but has only six legs, large antennae and large paps at the front.

Habitat:

Insect was found in a large hot, humid cave in Flores, Indonesia in complete darkness

Species ID Suggestions

Tailless Whip Scorpion

Amblypygi

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Carolina
2

whip spider

charon grayii

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mento
1

Comments (3)
richx082
Looks like a whip scorpion! Very primitive arachnid!
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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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