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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Whipscorpions (Uropygi) » Thelyphonidae » Mastigoproctus » Florida Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus)
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Think some sort of Scorpion in Florida - Mastigoproctus floridanus
Copyright © 2009 Carl Miehlke Jr

Think some sort of Scorpion in Florida - Mastigoproctus floridanus
Boca Grande, Florida, USA
August 18, 2009
Size: Roughly 3 - 4 inches
I had been working on my deck in Florida. I was cleaning up under my house cause we are on stilts and to my suprise I had this bug run just in front of me. It doesn't have the pinchers like a crab or other scorpions have, it looks as if his whole arm acts as a giant pincher. There were several of these. I had found 4 of them in the 3 to 5 inch range and a very small one that was around 1 to 2 inches. I have searched all over the net and not been able to find out anything about this creature. If anyone can inform me of this bug and if it has any venom.

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Think some sort of Scorpion in Florida - Mastigoproctus floridanus Think some sort of Scorpion in Florida - Mastigoproctus floridanus
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Contributed by Carl Miehlke Jr on 25 August, 2009 - 6:39pm
Last updated 23 February, 2022 - 3:38pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Vinegaroon.
… Eric C. Maxwell, 2 May, 2018 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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… margarethe brummermann, 25 August, 2009 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

Vinegaroon
Cool! See http://bugguide.net/node/view/254773/bgimage
… Heidi Eaton, 25 August, 2009 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

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