Most Horrifying Arachnid Footage
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This is Damon diadema, one of the most alien looking life forms on this planet. It has many common names, such as Tanzanian tailless whip scorpion, whip spider, cave spider, Harry Potter spider, etc. It is an arachnid but is neither a scorpion or a spider but an amblypygid. Different species of amblypygid are found throughout the world. They mostly live in caves and are nearly blind. They feel around with extremely long antenna-form legs to navigate in the dark and identify prey. They can tap a bug with this hair-like leg to identify it without the bug noticing, then they strike with lightning speed with raptoral front legs. These legs trap the prey near the mouth where two serrated fangs rip it apart. Amblypygi are non venomous.