Lychas sp. marbled scorpion. Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Lychas sp.
Close up of a marbled scorpion. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia.
Centruroides sculpturatus, the Arizona bark scorpion. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Centruroides vittatus
Striped bark scorpion. Bastrop State Park, Texas, USA.
Entomologist Tom Myers watches a Paraphrynus tailless whipscorpion in a Belizean cave. Armenia, Belize
A Paraphrynus tailless whipscorpion walks along a limestone cave wall. Armenia, Belize
Paraphrynus sp. tailless whipscorpion. Despite a fearsome appearance, whipscorpions are shy, harmless animals. Armenia, Belize
Dinothrombium velvet mites are elephants among the acari. These raisin- sized arthropods roam the Sonoran Desert floor after the onset of summer rains. Tucson, Arizona, USA
A predatory velvet mite forages along a mossy log in an eastern deciduous forest. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Belicenochrus pentalatus
Short-tailed whipscorpion. Armenia, Cayo District, Belize.
This rare arachnid was found in a rotting log. Armenia, Cayo District, Belize.
Solifugae - Sun Spider
Scurry County, Texas, USA.
Sun scorpions (Order Solifugae) may look scary, but in fact they are harmless animals. They are found in arid regions worldwide, where they are primarily active at night. California, USA
Lychasscorpionsarachnidsarthropodvenomousvenomautralian animalsscorpionidabuthidae
