#vinegaroons

So far i’ve found 11 of the 13 currently recognized living arachnid orders in the wild. Someday I hope to find all of them!

Explaining all the different arachnids to people can be really awkward because 90% of their common names are ___ spider or ___ scorpion. No wonder people have an issue with assuming every arachnid is a spider. And using scientific names is awkward in its own way and I'm still trying to memorise alot of them. So going through all the arachnids is like.. What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a camel spider. It is not a camel or a spider. What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a whip scorpion. It is not a whip or a scorpion What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a whip spider. It is not a whip or a spider. What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a psuedo scorpion. It is not fake or a scorpion What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a horseshoe crab. It is not a crab or a horseshoe What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a tick spider. It is not a tick or a spider.

They all need better alternative common names like Vinegaroon for whip scorpions. Why are solifugae sun spiders or camel spiders or wind scorpions. How does it have 3 separate common names, all implying it's a different arachnid??? The scientific name is a lil awkward for me to say but you could take its meaning and turn that into Sun Runners. That sounds cool, easy to say, it describes what they do. Sun runners is awesome actually, I'm using that now.

my other dyslexia friendly suggestions: Whip spiders/Tailless Whip Scorpions(Amblypygi) -> whipper-snippers fuck that's actually a good one too... Psuedoscorpions(Pseudoscorpiones) -> True Scorpions

Whip scorpions look fearsome, but they aren't dangerous; despite their large claws and stinger, they are unable to bit or sting. However, when threatened they do release a spray of acetic acid. This liquid smells like strong vinegar, which is why this group of arachnids is also known as vinegaroons.

(Image: A giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus gigantus) by Michael Price)

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