Did you see the Harry Potter movie that's out now?
Did you curl up in a ball of terror when that buglike THING showed up and ran all over everyone's head in the scene with Mad-Eye Mooney?
Did you know that, while digital and animated, that thing is a Real Creature?
And, what's more, a chelicerate. All hail the Amblypgid, or tailless whip scorpion. Fuckin TERRIfying.
photo of amblypygid, Paraphrynus laevifrons: Paraphrynus laevifrons from Carara, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Copyright 2003 by Carlos Viquez. Posted at American Arachnology.
More about amblypgids, tailless whip scorpions:
- Wikipedia
- A very nice sharp (but small) shot of one from the Saint Louis Zoo website
More about Whip Scorpions:
- A tale about keeping a "Vinegaroon," or giant whip scorpion, as a pet.
- More from the The British Tarantula Society Journal.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
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Just in case you might like to see one with her young riding on back.
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Bob Stephan
Beautiful! Thanks, Bob...
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