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Giant vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

Photo by peter
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Reference Links:

Species Mastigoproctus giganteus - Giant Vinegaroon - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Giant vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

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Aaron_G
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Comments (15)
kuhlredline
Seen hundreds of them. But never that color or near this size. Amazing find!
MrJohn
Inverts are awesome!!!
MaryEvans2
Nice spot, but you wouldn't catch me holding this one :)
Trapsuutjie
Kudos to the person holding onto the scorpion!
peter
Thanks everyone, another mystery solved.
Gerardo Aizpuru
May be The giant whip scorpion or vingaroon Mastigoproctus giganteus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida
EduardoFrick
A vinegaroon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida
erikarodriguezm
It's a whip scorpion (Order Thelyphonida), but I don't really know which specie is...
Ivan Rodriguez
Looks to be a water animal due to the whiskers... but not an expert in the least!
YogeshSave
What is this? scorpion,insect or any water animal?.....

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BioBlitz: Saguaro National Park

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PublishedJanuary 10, 2012

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