Spider Or Scorpion?
Windscorpions are large, bizarre looking arachnids that are related to spiders and scorpions. They don't have stingers or fangs, but have huge jaws for biting and holding prey. They use the front set of their 4 pairs of legs as feelers while they scurry about swiftly in the darkness after sunset. They run "like the wind" which is where their name comes from. Almost anything their size (up to 2 inches long) or smaller is prey for these aggressive eating machines known to overpower and eat other bugs and even lizards. Found in the western portion of the United States.
Nature Photography at Ripples of Time
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