Amblypygi is the order of whip spiders, also called tailless whip-scorpions, arachnids that lack silk glands and venom but can inflict a thorn-like puncture with their spiny pedipalps. About 280 species in 18 genera and five families have been identified. They live in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, are entirely nocturnal, and shelter in leaf litter, caves or under bark; their fossil record extends back to the Carboniferous period.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Damon variegatus
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Amblypygi is an order of arachnids also known as whipspiders or tailless whipscorpions.
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Amblypygi is an order of arachnids also known as whipspiders or tailless whipscorpions.
View the Source Wikidata: Amblypygi
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Damon variegatus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Common Whip Spider, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Common Whip Spider, Taxon record
"order": "Amblypygi"
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