Phrynus medius and Phrynus variegatus (now Damon medius and Damon variegatus)
Both of these species come back as “Tanzanian Giant Tailless Whip Scorpion”, so I’m unsure if I’m missing something or if they’re subspecies, or what. But they’re cool creatures! The larger among them sometimes troll around caves and eat baby bats that have fallen or are not well-defended by their parents. Most of the time they eat other insects, though. They’re non-venomous and no threat to humans.
Oh, and they scuttle! They walk sideways like an insectoid crab!
Die Arachniden. Dr. Carl Wilhelm Hahn, 1831.
Phrynus medius and Phrynus variegatus (now Damon medius and Damon variegatus)
Both of these species come back as “Tanzanian Giant Tailless Whip Scorpion”, so I’m unsure if I’m missing something or if they’re subspecies, or what. But they’re cool creatures! The larger among them sometimes troll around caves and eat baby bats that have fallen or are not well-defended by their parents. Most of the time they eat other insects, though. They’re non-venomous and no threat to humans.
Oh, and they scuttle! They walk sideways like an insectoid crab!
Die Arachniden. Dr. Carl Wilhelm Hahn, 1831.
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