American Museum of Natural History - Have you ever seen a critter known as a whip spider or tailless whip scorpion? Fossil whip spiders have been found dating back to the Carboniferous
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A new species of whip spider, Weygoldtia hainanensis sp. nov., from Hainan, China (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae) | Zootaxa
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Whip Spider / Tailless Whip Scorpion (Amblypygida). Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve - Iquitos - Peru. - SuperStock
![Systematics of the Damon variegatus group of African whip spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi): Evidence from behaviour, morphology and DNA - ScienceDirect Systematics of the Damon variegatus group of African whip spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi): Evidence from behaviour, morphology and DNA - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1439609205000425-gr1v4.jpg)
Systematics of the Damon variegatus group of African whip spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi): Evidence from behaviour, morphology and DNA - ScienceDirect
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Whip Spider Or Tailess Whip Scorpion, Costa Rica, Central America Image by Andres Morya | Bugs and insects, Spider, Unusual animals
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