Amblypygi - whip spiders pictures

[schmiggle]

Hi! Here's the last video i made!

That's extraordinary! How did you capture it?

 

[JordanC]

Saw this on your insta. Phenomenal.

Thank you!

That's extraordinary! How did you capture it?

Well i just placed my camera on a tripod and hoped that the amblypygi doesn't move to much! It didn't stayed long each time so i had to be quick but with patience i managed to take the shots i wanted.

 

[Banshee05]

amazing.
Next time, haha, try to make a movie when the pedipalp spines get straight again by the pressure

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

amazing.
Next time, haha, try to make a movie when the pedipalp spines get straight again by the pressure

I noticed that as well and wondered if there had been a moult issue - the colouration looks a lot more progressed than I would expect for the spines to still be limp. I never get to see my babies this close up in post-moult!

 

[JordanC]

Phrynus goesii



Phrynus marginemaculatus

 

[Kokavecz]

Hi! Is it possible to distinguish the country of origin of each medius visually?
I am thinking here, color, pattern, pre or post body shape, etc

 

[Banshee05]

not really. I do have several populations are too minor for a safe differentiation.

 

[Kokavecz]

I understand, thank you very much! I'll upload photos later.

 

[Kokavecz]

Phrynus goesii

 

[Kokavecz]

Euphrynichus bacillifer from Kenya

 

[Kokavecz]

Damon medius from Gambia



Damon medius from Togo

 

[Banshee05]

here we go again with some Paraphrynus pictures...

Paraphrynus sp.nov. (?)

The species got a name..

Seiter, M., Reyes Lerma, A. C., Král, J., Sember, A., Divišová, K.,Palacios Vargas, J. G., Colmenares, P. A., Loria, S. F., Prendini, L. (2020). Cryptic diversity in the whip spider genus Paraphrynus (Amblypygi: Phrynidae): integrating morphology, karyotype and DNA. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 78(2): 265-285. https://doi.org/10.26049/ASP78-2-2020-04
Here is a link to the pdf

I will upload later some more recent pictures.

 

[Kokavecz]

Hi! The link below is a couple of short videos about adult male jonhstonie. Have you ever seen such behavior? He rubs the dorsal part of his hind body against the bark. Does anyone know why he does this?

Damon j.

5 new photos · Album by Tamás Kokavecz

photos.app.goo.gl

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Hi! The link below is a couple of short videos about adult male jonhstonie. Have you ever seen such behavior? He rubs the dorsal part of his hind body against the bark. Does anyone know why he does this?

Damon j.

5 new photos · Album by Tamás Kokavecz

photos.app.goo.gl

I've seen mine do a bouncing sort of tap against the surface when they're pooping. Perhaps this one is struggling with that - impaction maybe?

 

[mantisfan101]

Phrynus whitei(honduras) and Paraphrynus cf. laevifrons or raptator, can’t tell since it’s still quite small


Confused on this one, is it a male or a female? I’m thinking female but if someone else could help me out I’d appreciate it

 

[Banshee05]

The species got a name..

Seiter, M., Reyes Lerma, A. C., Král, J., Sember, A., Divišová, K.,Palacios Vargas, J. G., Colmenares, P. A., Loria, S. F., Prendini, L. (2020). Cryptic diversity in the whip spider genus Paraphrynus (Amblypygi: Phrynidae): integrating morphology, karyotype and DNA. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 78(2): 265-285. https://doi.org/10.26049/ASP78-2-2020-04
Here is a link to the pdf

I will upload later some more recent pictures.

Paraphrynus pseudomexicanus from Mexico

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Paraphrynus pseudomexicanus from Mexico

What a pretty species!

 

[mantisfan101]

1.1 Damon medius


1.1 Phrynus whitei(Nicaragua)


1.1 Phrynus barbadensis(barbados)

 

[basin79]

Up close and personal with Tyrant my Damon medius.

 

[basin79]