Tailless Whip Scorpion

[Hamster of Borg]

When people think about inverts for some reason many people only consider tarantulas and scorpions to be really the ones kept as pets. Well, here's something a little different and makes a really cool pet. :)

http://www.ravnos.org/photos/bugs/pigeon12.jpg

Rav

[Tim and Julie B]

I've got one too. I almost successfully breed them. She laid her eggs somewhere but I couldn't find them. I am going to try again one day but it is expensive since the male is usually dinner. They are more like a mantis then a scorp. Very interesting species. One of my favorites.:DTim.

[Matt]

wow, thats a sweet pic!
so, can they still sting?

[nuno]

Beautifull Whip sorpion. I can't find any around the Toronto area.

[Hamster of Borg]

Nope, they have no stinger or venom... they're not really scorpions - that is just a misleading common name. The more appropriate name for them is amblypigid.

Mine is a male... I'm hoping to come across a female at some point, but most of the ones I've seen for sale were in horrible shape. Looked like someone took a weed whacker to them. :p

Ham

[Tim and Julie B]

Don't worry if they are missing legs. They grow back faster them a T. Within one shed! Look at the barbs at the end of the arms. Ouch! How do you sex them?

[Hamster of Borg]

The males have short pedipalps, the females have long ones. Female's almost stick out past the "knees" of the first set of legs.

Ham

[Hamster of Borg]

Doh... time to slap my sources. I decided to do some checking on my own and it turns out that females have the shorter palps and the males are longer and more intricately spined in all species. :)

So I guess mine's a female... lucky I picked an androgenous name.

Ham

[nouserpif]

Another arachnid that shouldn't be missed out on is the Vinigaroon, or (tailed) whipscorpion. Very neat! Those things are funky...
dan conner

[Mason]

looks kinda like a roach.