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Pseudoscorpion
Copyright © 2007 pdyar

Pseudoscorpion
Harmony, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
May 8, 2007
Size: body about 1/2"
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Dromopoda
Order: Pseudoscorpionida
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Contributed by pdyar on 11 June, 2008 - 12:17pm
Last updated 25 June, 2008 - 5:14pm

I just saw a DVD yesterday th
I just saw a DVD yesterday that says these eat other tiny insects, like dust mites.
… bulrush, 11 June, 2008 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

not spider, way better
ooo psuedoscorpian! very cool critter.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/2892/bgpage
… Darcie Clements, 11 June, 2008 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Pseudoscorpion?
Awesome! This is one very small "bug" - but it looked pretty dangerous. (I took it outside - I don't like killing the little creatures) Thanks for the I.D.!
… pdyar, 11 June, 2008 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

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