My Amblypygi molted
I believe the species is Phrynus whitei. It was sold to me as an unlabeled juvenile at a pet store a few years ago.
I believe the species is Phrynus whitei. It was sold to me as an unlabeled juvenile at a pet store a few years ago.
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
My Amblypygi molted
I believe the species is Phrynus whitei. It was sold to me as an unlabeled juvenile at a pet store a few years ago.
I believe the species is Phrynus whitei. It was sold to me as an unlabeled juvenile at a pet store a few years ago.
Whip spider (Amblypygi) sticker available ✅
*And others arachnids
*And others arachnids
April 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Whip spider (Amblypygi) sticker available ✅
*And others arachnids
*And others arachnids
December 8, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Up close and personal with a Paraphrynus laevifrons whip spider ambushing prey in Costa Rica. This is one of the bolder species of Amblypygi, often with several individuals hanging out in close proximity on the same rock or tree trunk. It is quite common in riparian habitats.
March 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Up close and personal with a Paraphrynus laevifrons whip spider ambushing prey in Costa Rica. This is one of the bolder species of Amblypygi, often with several individuals hanging out in close proximity on the same rock or tree trunk. It is quite common in riparian habitats.
🙏📯a few non-spider arachnid orders🎺 🙇
Amblypygi - (w/ young!) feeding on a cricket, in cave, Belize
Solifugae - under rock(?), Anza-Borrego, California
Pseudoscorpiones - forest floor, Oklahoma
Schizomida - under log, forest floor, Costa Rica
Amblypygi - (w/ young!) feeding on a cricket, in cave, Belize
Solifugae - under rock(?), Anza-Borrego, California
Pseudoscorpiones - forest floor, Oklahoma
Schizomida - under log, forest floor, Costa Rica
January 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
🙏📯a few non-spider arachnid orders🎺 🙇
Amblypygi - (w/ young!) feeding on a cricket, in cave, Belize
Solifugae - under rock(?), Anza-Borrego, California
Pseudoscorpiones - forest floor, Oklahoma
Schizomida - under log, forest floor, Costa Rica
Amblypygi - (w/ young!) feeding on a cricket, in cave, Belize
Solifugae - under rock(?), Anza-Borrego, California
Pseudoscorpiones - forest floor, Oklahoma
Schizomida - under log, forest floor, Costa Rica
I found last year’s molt… and judging by the pedipalps, Francisco grew a lot! and still he’s smaller than the grand old males I saw living wild in Guanacaste
December 1, 2024 at 11:38 PM
I found last year’s molt… and judging by the pedipalps, Francisco grew a lot! and still he’s smaller than the grand old males I saw living wild in Guanacaste
Neat! And a great example of how sighted people use alt text.
I learned about amblypygi today!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi
I learned about amblypygi today!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi
Amblypygi - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
November 26, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Neat! And a great example of how sighted people use alt text.
I learned about amblypygi today!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi
I learned about amblypygi today!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi
Amblypygi from today, I absolutely love this placement !
#pdx #portland #pdxtattoo #arachnid #bugsky #inverts #tattooartist
#pdx #portland #pdxtattoo #arachnid #bugsky #inverts #tattooartist
April 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Amblypygi from today, I absolutely love this placement !
#pdx #portland #pdxtattoo #arachnid #bugsky #inverts #tattooartist
#pdx #portland #pdxtattoo #arachnid #bugsky #inverts #tattooartist
I don't think I've had a chance to post any on my account here yet, but I have a soft spot for Amblypygi. Fascinating and beautiful (yes! you read right) arachnids that deserve getting more attention.
Florida Tailless Whipscorpion (Phrynus marginemaculatus), Monroe County, Florida
#photography #macro #invertebrates #arachnids
#photography #macro #invertebrates #arachnids
February 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I don't think I've had a chance to post any on my account here yet, but I have a soft spot for Amblypygi. Fascinating and beautiful (yes! you read right) arachnids that deserve getting more attention.
Charinus acosta, one of the smallest of the Amblypygi at only a few mm long in body length. #whipscorpion #spider #arachnid #macro
May 19, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Charinus acosta, one of the smallest of the Amblypygi at only a few mm long in body length. #whipscorpion #spider #arachnid #macro
Many other arachnids also do this, including scorpions and whip spiders (amblypygi). Here's an example of an amblypygi with so many slender little legs tangled together on her back, like a pile of noodles.
Charinus neocaledonicus observed by Damien Brouste
Charinus neocaledonicus from Les Koghis, New Caledonia on January 23, 2020 at 12:51 AM by Damien Brouste
inaturalist.org
February 15, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Many other arachnids also do this, including scorpions and whip spiders (amblypygi). Here's an example of an amblypygi with so many slender little legs tangled together on her back, like a pile of noodles.
amblypygi are good at regenerating entire limbs from a clean break (I believe their “knee” joints are an autotomy point) but a fracture in the middle of a segment isn’t so easy. Francisco limped about for nearly two molts because his
December 1, 2024 at 10:52 PM
amblypygi are good at regenerating entire limbs from a clean break (I believe their “knee” joints are an autotomy point) but a fracture in the middle of a segment isn’t so easy. Francisco limped about for nearly two molts because his
Amblypygids are part of an order of arachnids, also known as whip-spiders. If you have seen the Harry Potter movies, you might remember one that was used to practice curses on.
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#amblypygi #macro #bugs #Entomology #arachnology #arachnids
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#amblypygi #macro #bugs #Entomology #arachnology #arachnids
February 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Amblypygids are part of an order of arachnids, also known as whip-spiders. If you have seen the Harry Potter movies, you might remember one that was used to practice curses on.
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#amblypygi #macro #bugs #Entomology #arachnology #arachnids
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#amblypygi #macro #bugs #Entomology #arachnology #arachnids
amblypygi have huge mushroom bodies (unique brain structures in arthropods) which make sense given their powerful sense of smell & capable memories, no doubt also used to control some of the interesting social behavior many species show
December 26, 2024 at 6:07 PM
amblypygi have huge mushroom bodies (unique brain structures in arthropods) which make sense given their powerful sense of smell & capable memories, no doubt also used to control some of the interesting social behavior many species show
Trying to rehab an amblypygi with three broken legs on one side (named Arnold) and looks like as of tonight it's officially eating! It's managing to climb too amazingly, so fingers crossed for a safe future molt 🤞✨
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Trying to rehab an amblypygi with three broken legs on one side (named Arnold) and looks like as of tonight it's officially eating! It's managing to climb too amazingly, so fingers crossed for a safe future molt 🤞✨
I'm happy to be your Amblypygi friend 😊
June 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm happy to be your Amblypygi friend 😊
ahhh he was so tiny two years ago! but even now he has more growing to do. amblypygi are the only arachnids in which males also show indeterminate growth and will keep molting even after adulthood like females do
November 26, 2024 at 11:08 PM
ahhh he was so tiny two years ago! but even now he has more growing to do. amblypygi are the only arachnids in which males also show indeterminate growth and will keep molting even after adulthood like females do
Marco, last of the adult Phrynus whitei, molted! a tall container with a lot of empty space is a must for most amblypygi since they hang facedown or upside-down to molt, no ledges or climbing wall could be deadly
December 6, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Marco, last of the adult Phrynus whitei, molted! a tall container with a lot of empty space is a must for most amblypygi since they hang facedown or upside-down to molt, no ledges or climbing wall could be deadly
The amblypygi Arnold I was rehabbing didn't make it. :(
March 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The amblypygi Arnold I was rehabbing didn't make it. :(
Identifications 2/2:
I. Uropygi (vinegaroons)
J. Schizomida (sprickets)
K. Amblypygi (tailless whip-scorpions)
L. Palpigradi (paligrades)
M. Solifugae (solifuges)
N. Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
I. Uropygi (vinegaroons)
J. Schizomida (sprickets)
K. Amblypygi (tailless whip-scorpions)
L. Palpigradi (paligrades)
M. Solifugae (solifuges)
N. Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
September 30, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Identifications 2/2:
I. Uropygi (vinegaroons)
J. Schizomida (sprickets)
K. Amblypygi (tailless whip-scorpions)
L. Palpigradi (paligrades)
M. Solifugae (solifuges)
N. Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
I. Uropygi (vinegaroons)
J. Schizomida (sprickets)
K. Amblypygi (tailless whip-scorpions)
L. Palpigradi (paligrades)
M. Solifugae (solifuges)
N. Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
the only things amblypygi do fast is striking and fleeing. the rest of their lives they move very slowly, and I guess this goes for their growth as well. the big ones I saw must have been very old
December 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM
the only things amblypygi do fast is striking and fleeing. the rest of their lives they move very slowly, and I guess this goes for their growth as well. the big ones I saw must have been very old
friend is moving to Texas and gave us her amblypygi 🥹
September 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
friend is moving to Texas and gave us her amblypygi 🥹