Uropygi is the order of whip scorpions, commonly called vinegaroons for the acetic-acid-smelling spray they release from glands near the abdomen when threatened. Typically 25 to 85 millimeters long, they use their front pair of legs as sensory organs rather than for walking, and hunt insects, millipedes and even scorpions at night. About 100 species in 27 genera are recognized; the alternate name Thelyphonida is used inconsistently across sources, sometimes for this order alone and sometimes for a broader group that also includes the related order Schizomida.
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Source Wikidata: Vinegaroon
Source Wikidata: Typopeltis
Source Wikidata: Vinegaroon
Source Wikipedia: Uropygi
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Parent Taxon Of: Whip Scorpion, Infobox: taxon
Uropygi
In Group: Arachnid Orders, Lead
Uropygi is an arachnid order comprising invertebrates commonly known as whip scorpions or vinegaroons (also spelled vinegarroons and vinegarones).
View the SourceWikidata: Uropygi
Wikidata: Vinegaroon
- Parent Taxon Of: Vinegaroon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Giant Vinegaroon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikidata: Typopeltis
Parent Taxon Of: Typopeltis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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