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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Whipscorpions (Uropygi) » Thelyphonidae » Mastigoproctus » Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
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what is this bug .. at the end of it is a hairlike stinger i guess it is that has like lil spikes on it .. - Mastigoproctus giganteus
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what is this bug .. at the end of it is a hairlike stinger i guess it is that has like lil spikes on it .. - Mastigoproctus giganteus
south of spur, tx by the spring creek ranch, Texas, USA
August 20, 2008
Size: approx . 3 inches long
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Contributed by redhawk on 25 August, 2008 - 11:10am
Last updated 12 September, 2008 - 11:23pm

no stinger
Just thought it worth mentioning that it's just an appendage at the back, no sting, and it's harmless (unless you're a smaller bug, in which case you could become dinner).
… David J. Ferguson, 26 August, 2008 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

Whipscorpion
Good find!
… Warren, 25 August, 2008 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

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