Tailless Whipscorpion in leaf litter (one of two at the same location with many crickets)
Giant Tailess Whipscorpion (Heterophrynus cheiracanthus?) This whopper had a leg span of over 20cm! Found at night on the trunk of a tree in primary rainforest.
ID from:
1. Pocock 1902 " A contribution to the systematics of the Pedipalpi" Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 (9): 157-165
2. Distribution information in Harvey, M.S. 2003: Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae.
Atta Rainforest Lodge, Iwokrama Canopy Walkway, Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana, South America.
