Hello everyone!!
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:09 pm
I found this site from CS, like a lot of people here. I'm excited to watch it grow and develop and see what happens! (I am Catsplat18 on CS, but I want to change my username to the one on here, Amblypygi.)
If you are curious, Amblypygi is an order of arachnids that basically includes all tailless whip scorpions (sometimes called "whip spiders"), which should not be confused with whip scorpions (Thelyphonida, or maybe Uropygi depending on how you classify them), which in turn are extremely different from true scorpions (Scorpiones). Amblypygids look very interesting and perhaps a bit scary, but they are completely harmless. I know someone who has a few as pets, and I really, really want to get some, but I cannot find a reliable source online (the only ones I can see right now are captured from the wild, which I do not condone) and reptile expos (reptile expos usually also have invertebrates for sale) are cancelled because of the pandemic.
I plan on getting a Damon diadema or Damon medius, as these are relatively large and I like their coloring, but species of other genera would be fine, too, perhaps a Phyrus (small, dark, and cute, but I'd really love a larger one). The most amazing one is sometimes found online, usually under the name "Malaysian tailless whip scorpion," and it is black and gets huge, but I have no idea how to figure out the scientific name, and it's rarely ever available (I've seen it on one website and once at a reptile expo).
While I don't have a tailless whip scorpion, I do have a true whip scorpion, a giant vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus), which sprays a fine mist of acetic acid (vinegar, hence the name) when disturbed but is otherwise completely harmless (I'm not irritated by vinegar, so it's completely safe for me).
So that's just an explanation of my username, lol. I don't mind the fact that the website is still in development; I'll be content posting in the forums for now. But it looks great so far!
If you are curious, Amblypygi is an order of arachnids that basically includes all tailless whip scorpions (sometimes called "whip spiders"), which should not be confused with whip scorpions (Thelyphonida, or maybe Uropygi depending on how you classify them), which in turn are extremely different from true scorpions (Scorpiones). Amblypygids look very interesting and perhaps a bit scary, but they are completely harmless. I know someone who has a few as pets, and I really, really want to get some, but I cannot find a reliable source online (the only ones I can see right now are captured from the wild, which I do not condone) and reptile expos (reptile expos usually also have invertebrates for sale) are cancelled because of the pandemic.
I plan on getting a Damon diadema or Damon medius, as these are relatively large and I like their coloring, but species of other genera would be fine, too, perhaps a Phyrus (small, dark, and cute, but I'd really love a larger one). The most amazing one is sometimes found online, usually under the name "Malaysian tailless whip scorpion," and it is black and gets huge, but I have no idea how to figure out the scientific name, and it's rarely ever available (I've seen it on one website and once at a reptile expo).
While I don't have a tailless whip scorpion, I do have a true whip scorpion, a giant vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus), which sprays a fine mist of acetic acid (vinegar, hence the name) when disturbed but is otherwise completely harmless (I'm not irritated by vinegar, so it's completely safe for me).
So that's just an explanation of my username, lol. I don't mind the fact that the website is still in development; I'll be content posting in the forums for now. But it looks great so far!