Stygophrynus sp. - Whip Spider


Pricing: Dead (spread, as pictured): $40-$100 depending on size.
Geographic Range: Peru
View: Top View

Availability Notes: Size varies greatly. Giant specimens are rare.

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Image Copyright 2003
Barbara Strnadova

Not true spiders or scorpions, Amblypygids are arachnids whose arrangement of appendages mirrors that of insects. They use six legs for walking, two for antennae, and the last pair as seriously wicked "jaws”, which are actually palps festooned with sharp spines.