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Amblypygi is an order of arachnids also known as whip spiders or tailless whip scorpions, not to be confused with whip scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelyphonida. The name "amblypygid" means "blunt tail", a reference to a lack of the flagellum that is otherwise seen in whip scorpions.
Amblypygi including Phrynus species have been recorded as being preyed upon by reptiles and mammals, as well as other arachnids. [8] However, cave populations of Phrynus longipes tend to be the dominant predator in their ecosystem. [1] In territorial conflicts, Phrynus longipes have been shown to kill and eat each other. [6]
Phrynidae is a family of amblypygid arachnida arthropods also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions.Phrynidae species are found in tropical and subtropical regions in North and South America.
Paraphrynus is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae. It is distributed from the southwestern United States to Central America, including several Caribbean islands. Most species are endemic to Mexico. The genus was first described as Hemiphrynus by Reginald Pocock in 1902.
Amblypygi – "blunt rump" tail-less whip scorpions with front legs modified into whip-like sensory structures as long as 25 cm or more (250 species) Araneae – spiders (51,000 species) Opiliones – phalangids, harvestmen or daddy-long-legs (6,700 species)
Heterophrynus is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae, in the monotypic subfamily Heterophryninae ...
The female refuses to eat and holds her opisthosoma in an upward arch so that the broodsac does not touch the ground for the next few months, as the eggs develop into postembryos. Appendages become visible. [21] The white young that hatch from the postembryos climb onto their mother's back and attach themselves there with special suckers.
Like other species of the order Amblypygi, species of the genus Phrynus are dorso-ventrally flattened arachnids with elongate, antenniform front legs used to navigate their environment and communicate with conspecifics. [2] Individuals capture prey using raptorial pedipalps.