Schizomida, commonly called short-tailed whipscorpions, are small, pale arachnids found in soil, leaf litter and caves in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They resemble their larger relatives the vinegaroons and whip spiders but carry a short, segmented tail rather than a long flagellum, and use a pair of long, whip-like front legs modified as sensory organs to feel their way through the dark microhabitats where they hunt small invertebrates.
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1. Wikipedia: Uropygi
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The acetic acid gives this spray a vinegar-like smell, giving rise to the common name vinegaroon., a predator of millipedes Whip scorpions are carnivorous, nocturnal hunters feeding mostly on insects, millipedes, scorpions, and
2. Wikipedia: Uropygi
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"arachnid order comprising invertebrates commonly known as whip scorpions" (realm terrestrial, an arachnid order with no aquatic members stated)
Wikidata: Uropygi
- Wikidata Q19135, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Arachnida, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1358 (Arachnida)
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