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This image shows an arachnid that looks like a cross between a spider and a scorpion. The animal is known as a vinegaroon but is also referred to as the whip scorpion. According to the Big Bend ...
Vinegaroons shoot " well ... They look like a mix between a scorpion and a spider, spray acid to protect themselves and eat cockroaches for dinner — and now they've been spotted in Texas.
"Vinegaroons," also known as whip scorpions, are a cross between a spider and a scorpion. If bothered, they can pack a serious pinch with their mouths and shoot 85% acetic acid from the "whip ...
TEXAS, USA — There's an arachnid that is a mix between a scorpion and a spider; sounds like what nightmares are made of, right? Well, these arachnids are starting to pop up in the Lone Star ...
Spiders and their fellow arachnids include brightly colored tarantulas, skunklike vinergaroons, ... including the desert hairy scorpion and the skunklike giant vinegaroon, ...
Scientists have identified nearly 45,000 spider species, ... Other arachnids on display include African whip spiders, vinegaroon, goblin spiders, ...
This odd appendage, which is absent in modern spiders, can be found in vinegaroons, a group of nightmarish scorpion-looking creatures that lives today. And it’s visible in one of the oldest ...
While no living spider species has a tail, the feature isn't unheard of in the arachnid world. Vinegaroons, or "whip scorpions", are close living relatives of spiders that sport tails, and the ...
The vinegaroon is named for its ability to shoot acidic vinegar from its whip ...
This odd appendage, which is absent in modern spiders, can be found in vinegaroons, a group of nightmarish scorpion-looking creatures that lives today. And it’s visible in one of the oldest ...