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Can anyone help me identify this? - Mastigoproctus giganteus
Copyright © 2010 Joe Terry

Can anyone help me identify this? - Mastigoproctus giganteus
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
August 20, 2010
Size: 3"
This insect was waiting on my front porch for me tonight around 10pm. As soon as I approached it it went into a defensive posture with the whip tail curled up over it and it's pinchers out.
Contributed by Joe Terry on 20 August, 2010 - 11:40pm
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 6:49pm

Moved
Moved from Mastigoproctus.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 January, 2014 - 6:49pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 September, 2010 - 9:02pm

vinegaroon?
I'm thinking it's a vinegaroon?
… Joe Terry, 20 August, 2010 - 11:47pm

 
Yes
Not an insect, but an archnid.

More here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/29746/bgimage
… John Sloan, 21 August, 2010 - 1:10am

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