Tailless whip scorpion
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Uploaded by exboyz04 on Sep 1, 2009
1. Common name: Tailless whip scorpion
2. Scientific Name of species:(Damon diadema)
3. Range: Tanzania and Kenya
4. Type: Arboreal
5. Communal: Only in a large enough tank
6. Full Grown Size: 8" (Depending on species)
7. Growth Rate: Medium
8. Temperature: 27-30C during the day 20-24C) Night. Some other species require cooler conditions buy should be suitable for most Amblypygids
9. Humidity: 80% (increase for hatched juveniles)
10. Temperment: Skittish
11. Venom: None
12. Speed: Fast
13. Diet: Young can eat Pinhead crickets, small roaches, meal worms. Adults can eat large crickets, roaches, super worms and an occasional lizard.
14. Housing: 10-20 gallon tank, or rubbermaid type container. Young can live in small critter keepers or large deli cups
15. Substrate Depth/Type: 3" peat or peat/soil mix
16. Additional Comments on This Species: Large pieces of bark should be added to the tank for clim
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@01010101346 I think it has something to do with their pedipalps. If its a male then the length of the peds will surpass the 'knees' on the front legs, and they wont if its a female. I think.
Going on this theory, mine is female and this one is male
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how do you sex one of these anyway? ive looked everywhere but it seems there´s no clear way to find out other than when one of them is pregnant
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Monstrous...But very cool!
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in the durango sierra in mexico this things are common, we would often find them in our home... under our beds... scary shit
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a snack for Bear Grylls.
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@dvddjscottymack D.diadema is native to africa. there are other whip scorpion species around other parts of the world :D
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where did you get it, im about to buy some but their the ones from florida and their not as big
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@dvddjscottymack yah they're harmless. but ive heard folk stories of them foaming at the mouth, hissing, and jumping at people if threatened. i think only the hissing is true
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@Kickasss119 aaah...these things were the scariest looking thing i have ever seen...the local population was very confused as to whether they were bad or good
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@dvddjscottymack there's a mexican species, it has reddish pedipalps (claws)
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