/r/amblypygids
A community for discussing the wonderful arachnids known as amblypygids, whipspiders, and tailless whipscorpions! Post pictures, ask for care advice, and share information about these friendly aliens!
A community for discussing the wonderful arachnids known as amblypygids, whipspiders, and tailless whipscorpions! Post pictures, ask for care advice, and share information about these friendly aliens!
/r/amblypygids
Recorded this neat video of her cleaning herself, figured you guys would like it!
So excited for this lil guy...I couldn't help naming them Creechur....they are very creature....
Two questions (Sorry for overloading this sub with a bunch of questions within the last few months)
If it matters, I am considering Phrynus barbadensis
Just bought today--no species or sex known. From looking through other posts here I am guessing Phrynus whitei, because it has the little blushing cheeks? I don't know what that white dot is in the center of its head, either. Thanks for any help!
Dude, I’m trying to feed you >:|
Got this beautiful girl today, and i asked, but they had no idea what type she was, so im wondering if you guys could help me out.
Picked him or her up from my tarantula guy. He’s only got one whip and I feel like he’s missing legs but he’s eating dubia like a champ and fattening up. I’m guessing they’ll grow back as he molts? Seems to do fine without them at least.
Captive bred (not by me) young male at around two years old. If you look closely you can see his heart beating in his abdomen!
Hello! This is my first time owning a tailless whip scorpion and I made a bioactive for it. Is there anything I can do to improve it?
Hi everyone! I've been keeping different invertebrates (mainly spiders), but I'm super new to amblypygids and couldn't find all the information on the interwebs. So I thought I could ask the pros :D
I have set up a Vivarium and would like to add amblypygids as the apex predators. Terrarium size is 45x45x60cm but I would prefer a smaller species to give smaller prey animals space to survive and reproduce.
I could get [the equivalent of spiderlings] of Damon medius, D. diadema or Euphrynichus bacilifer. Is there one species which stays a bit smaller?
2nd thing is that I'm adding isopods and I'm wondering, whether amblypygids might prey on them? If so, I might only add white dwarf isopods.
Big thank you in advance to anyone who reads this and wants to help out😁
I got a 2nd damon (medius I assume) from a local pet store.
It had just been misted but they were keeping it in wood chips.
They scooped it up with some of the chips into a tupperware.
While it was on the counter I watched it lift one arm, reach under its arm pit with the other, grab a wood chip, bring it to its mouth and suck the water off it!
The poor thirsty baby!
I took it home and gave it some good, deep, DAMP substrate and plenty of droplets to drink to get back to health.
Grow big for me, little buddy!
I’m pretty sure this one is female. Molted for me finally
Found a P. Whitei. Just wondering if this is a male or a female. It's missing its whips I noticed but I think they'll grow back, no?
I’m looking for a tailless whip scorpion in the UK. I’d prefer a captive bred but am struggling to find anything. I have been looking at D. diadema or D. medius as thats what seems to be most common. I honestly don’t know anything about the other species.
I’m finally getting a tailless whip scorpion!! (though sp not identified) It’s arriving sooner than expected so I am scrambling to set up its home. To start, I have an 8x8x12in vivarium, some substrate (cocopeat, sphagnum moss, potting medium), springtails, and a small cork flat.
I’m curious to see how you house your leggy friends! From low budget to extra, I need advice and inspiration! Photos are appreciated
i have a tws (P. whitei ? about a year give or take) i usually feed it brown crickets from petco, but i wanted to switch things up since i wanted it to have variety. got dubia roaches and it never tried them, but will not eat it. shouldn’t they like roaches ? i’ve tried 3 times on different days, but it will not eat one at all even if it’s squirming a lot which mine likes. should i keep doing crickets ? is there anything else i can feed it ?