Just for the hell of it... Amblypygids

[darrelldlc]

Hey all I just found some amblypigi this weekend while searching for C. exilicauda gertschi. My question is what species lives in Arizona, and can they regenerate legs? I have one that is missing two main legs, not whips. it is alot smaller than the others, so I assume it can grow bigger. thanks.
Darrell.

 

[Wade]

Might be Paraphrynus mexicanus, they occur in the Tucson area.

I believe they can regenerate legs. Unlike most arachnids, amblypigids continue to molt after reaching maturity.

Wade

 

[darrelldlc]

Thanks Wade, However these were found way north of tuscon area, right at the southern foot of the bradshaw mtn range , 15-20 miles north of phoenix. Could they be Phrynus marginemaculata? thanks.
Darrell.

 

[Wade]

I don't think P. marginemaculata occurs in AZ, but I could be wrong. I don't know if P. mexicanus is limited to the Tucson area, just that it occurs there. It may well occur much farther north. You might try contacting the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute at www.sasionline.org and see if they could help.

Wade

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Oops! I just posted about them here:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=53934

But you won't like what you find there (I didn't either).