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Pseudoscorpion (female with eggs)

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

Order Pseudoscorpiones. Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids with a flat, pear-shaped body and pincers that resemble those of scorpions.

Habitat:

They range worldwide, even in temperate to cold regions like Northern Ontario and above timberline in Wyoming's Rocky Mountains in the United States and the Jenolan Caves of Australia, but have their most dense and diverse populations in the tropics and subtropics. Species have been found under tree bark, in leaf and pine litter, in soil, in tree hollows, under stones, in caves, at the seashore in the intertidal zone, and within fractured rocks.

Notes:

This animal was incredibly tiny and was carrying eggs.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Thank you. There are MANY eggs under there. I have a crummy photo of the underside (most of it, anyway), so I guess I should post it to show more of the eggs.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012

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