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dirtsecret.bsky.social
your weird and shy amblypygid boyfriend wants a hug
September 21, 2024 at 6:57 AM
crevicedwelling.bsky.social
chelicerate perfection
a nearly top down view of the amblypygid’s body, showing off a complex pattern of light waxy spots front view of amblypygid, showing how flat it is
January 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
crevicedwelling.bsky.social
Alfonso molted… he’s so leggy now
a black amblypygid with long legs bent at angles and two whiplash antenniform legs, a pair of spiky pedipalps folded in front of his face. two red spots are between his three eye clusters
November 26, 2024 at 11:00 PM
pterygoidwalk.bsky.social
New baby alert and she's fucking sipping
An amblypygid (tailless whip scorpion) Damon sp. In a terrarium sipping water from a bottle cap
April 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
americanbeetles.bsky.social
Another speaker is giving a talk on best practices for amblypygid husbandry while wearing a (custom?) whipscorpion dress, incredibly powerful approach
November 10, 2024 at 11:46 PM
amypteride.bsky.social
Really happy to be a part of this #InverteFest edition with my Phrynus resinae! Many fossil chelicerates lack paleoarts while others have already dozens of representations, so I thought for this one "fine, I'll do it myself", and for only my second amblypygid it turned out pretty well^^

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Phrynus resinae, an amblypygid from Dominican Republic back in the Miocene epoch Same as the first pic but with the Invertefest artbook details on the left side
April 25, 2026 at 12:44 PM
crevicedwelling.bsky.social
I tried to feed my big male Phrynus an American cockroach and some cartoon chase antics ensued. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an amblypygid outmaneuvered like this. Good enrichment for the old man, and he did get it eventually, when I wasn’t looking of course
August 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
dinalab.bsky.social
Look at this amazing amblypygid mom who brought all her babies to the jungle bridge building with us!
Arachnid with babies on abdomen
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
wodeworm.bsky.social
should have had many more limbs trying to peal off the old shell like the reference

need to get a grip
amblypygid molting exoskeleton ( photo taken by Jordan Cadiot)
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
dead-blue-deer.bsky.social
a lovely amblypygid from last night!
July 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
tjalamont.bsky.social
An amazing amblypygid, I think a small juvenile, with a body barely a cm. long. These are arachnids, but despite being called "whip spiders" or "tailless whip scorpions," they are neither spiders nor scorpions. They have no venom and are harmless unless you're a moth or other bug. 🐙🌿 #arachnids
A macro photo, vertical orientation, looking straight down an arachnid called an amblypygid on a dark, damp, rotten log. The animal is flat-bodied, and its body is about twice as long as wide. It has extremely long, thin legs splayed out to the side. The body and legs are overall dark brown with yellow/orange bands, spots, and edging on the cephalothorax. It has slender, spiky grasping "claws" that are bright red-orange. The first pair of legs are very long and thin and look more like antennae than legs, and in fact function as sensory organs. It is harmless to people, with no venom or silk glands.
June 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
amypteride.bsky.social
What time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime !
For this entry I'd like to talk about Charinus kakum, the smallest african amblypygid!

All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more, there’s more in the thread below!⬇️🧵

#amblypygid #arachnid #ghana #bugsky #invert

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This species was the second named amblypygid from Ghana. It is also among the smallest amblypygid in the world, while laying large eggs compared to its size. Size: 6mm of body length Time period: Holocene (present day) Conservation status: Least concern/Near threatened The animal drawn is a light brown ampblypygid, looking like a thin spider with long legs but no fangs, raptorial appendages at the front, segmented opisthosoma & it walk only on 6 legs, the first pair being modified to serve as antennae
June 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
crevicedwelling.bsky.social
I wonder what the tiny spikes on his legs are for. they are very rough and hard to pass your finger along the wrong way, so maybe they stick in the throat of birds or herps that try to swallow prey whole.
closeup of amblypygid femur, showing dozens of evenly spaced tiny spines curving away from the body
November 26, 2024 at 11:18 PM
amypteride.bsky.social
What time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime!
Today's entry is our first amblypygid! It's also to my knowledge the first paleoart of this miocene species!

All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more, there’s more below!⬇️

#whipspider #Miocene #sciart #bugsky #invert #paleoart

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This extinct amblypygid from Dominican amber was the first extinct post-Cretaveous amblypygid named. It looks almost like modern Phrynus species living today on the same Hispaniola island. Size : around 7cm of body length Time period : Early-Middle Miocene Paleoart speculativometer : Almost a carbon copy The animal drawn is a light brown ampblypygid, looking like a thin spider with long legs but no fangs, raptorial appendages at the front, segmented opisthosoma & it walk only on 6 legs, the first pair being modified to serve as antennae
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
crevicedwelling.bsky.social
amblypygid, sometimes called tailless whip scorpion (whip scorpions are uropygi/vinegaroons)
December 26, 2024 at 6:05 PM
crevicedwelling.bsky.social
#invertefest needs a visit from my dear girl Stella. isn’t she just the loveliest thing
a large amblypygid on my hand. her six walking legs are form right angles and spaced evenly while the pair of antenniform legs are bent into a tight squiggle and held back. her body is dark gray with tan flecks
April 25, 2024 at 1:28 PM
strawberryfaerie.bsky.social
TW: Arachnophobia

Just finished painting this amblypygid. I want to thank and credit @quailinthecity.bsky.social for letting me use their photo as a reference. You can also find them on youtube and insta as arthropod ambassadors

#painting #art #amblypygi #whipscorpion #arthropod #insects #bug
Painted amblypygid sitting on a splattered blue, white, and purple background with orange corners
November 16, 2024 at 9:57 PM
doodlebugsanimaladventures.com
Pretty sure this picture shows me describing the barbed pedipalps of "Bobby" my amblypygid. 🙃

Check out the second photo for a good up-close view of bobby 🥰

(unintentional product placement for Tandem insulin pump here 💫)

#bugsky #invertebrates #arachnids #nature #stem #orangecounty #socal
woman talking to visitors about a whip spider whip spider (aka amblypygid) on a log. closeup image of the barbed pedipalps (modified mouthparts used in defense and to grasp prey)
May 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
sderkarabetian.bsky.social
Phrynus asperatipes from south of La Paz, Baja California Sur. This was the first amblypygid I've ever seen in the wild! Second photo is a a full body shot that shows the first pair of legs that are sensory in function and give them the name "whip scorpions"
A macro photo of an amblypygid. The photo is a closeup of the front of the body showing the face and pedipalps. The body is light tan / brown with some patches of darker pigment on the body. This photo shows the whole body. The first pair of legs are thin and antennae-like, being waved in the air. It is sitting on a rock.
December 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM
mjosmurphy.bsky.social
I've got one of your Amblypygid mounted molts! They're such cool animals!
February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
esconi.bsky.social
Fossil Friday #241: A Tailless Whip Scorpion from the Mazon River #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #scorpion #FossilFriday #mazonriver #pennsylvanian #amblypygid

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November 29, 2024 at 3:40 PM
skullhornets.bsky.social
is this the first video game boss based off an amblypygid
February 27, 2026 at 3:31 AM
amypteride.bsky.social
Phrynus resinae, my first amblypygid since 2018^^
Really happy with how it looks and to have done a paleoart of such an historic species for the miocene american ambers^^

#miocene #arachnid #paleoart #amblypygi
A drawing of phrynus resinae, an amblypygid/whip spider (an arachnid close to true spiders but without venom or silk and that is walking on 6 legs, not 8, due to the fact the first pair of legs is extremely long and are used as antennae)
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
tjalamont.bsky.social
🐙🌿 Vinegaroons are arachnids that, like the Amblypygid I posted yesterday, look fierce but have no venom and are harmless to people. Also like Amblypygids, the 1st pair of legs is long & thin and used not for walking but as antennae. This one in Arizona recently was big, a couple of inches; here's--
A macro portrait, three-quarter profile, of the cephalothorax and partial abdomen and legs of a vinegaroon, a non-venomous arachnid that looks a bit like a mashup of a scorpion and a lobster. It is almost black with deep maroon highlights on the body and red-orange sparse hairs on the legs and thick, armored front claws (modified pedipalps). The photo is at night, and the surface of the vinegaroon is shiny from the damp conditions.
August 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
tentavamp.bsky.social
Phrynus operculatus <3

#Arachtober #arachnid #amblypygi
Digital art of an amblypygid, or tailless whip scorpion. It is an arachnid with six long legs, two long antenniform legs, and two spiky pedipalps. It has an intricate stripe pattern.
October 19, 2024 at 6:32 PM