Tailless whip scorpions, also known as whip spiders, belong to the order Amblypygi and have over 200 species. The name Amblypygi actually means “blunt rump” in reference to their lack of a tail.

Click on the right arrow to see its entire body. Biology in the background The tailless whip scorpion, also called a whip spider, is neither a scorpion nor a spider but a member of its own order ...

Huntsman spiders are particularly common in Australia ... urgh. A relative of the tailless whip scorpion, the vinegaroon is a small desert predator that borrows body parts from some of nature's ...

Tailless whip scorpions might just do the trick with their impressively prehistoric-looking bodies and frankly too many limbs. The other front two legs are elongated to become antenna-like and are ...