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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Whipscorpions (Uropygi) » Thelyphonidae » Mastigoproctus » Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
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Insect - Mastigoproctus giganteus
Copyright © 2014 josefree

Insect - Mastigoproctus giganteus
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
May 21, 2014
Size: 3"
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Contributed by josefree on 21 May, 2014 - 10:54pm
Last updated 23 May, 2014 - 9:32am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 23 May, 2014 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

Arachnid, actually
Mastigoproctus giganteus, the vinegaroon.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 21 May, 2014 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Vingeraoon
Thanks. I only saw six legs so thought it was an insect. But I guess the long things in front are also legs.
… josefree, 22 May, 2014 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

 
Yes...
The frontal, thin appendages are actually legs modified for use as antennae. You can also tell it is an arachnid by the presence of the pedipalps (the claws), but more importantly, the fact that it has only two body parts, the cephalothorax and abdomen(insects have three).

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