Most Horrifying Arachnid Footage

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.

[raebarnett]

It's kinda cool how they eat and the fact there not poisonous but I feel like I'm staring at the smaller creepier version of the alien from big ass spider

[TwilitbeingReboot]

> "Most Disgusting Arachnid"
> Ticks exist

[mr.peachyapple]

that's a badass arachnid look at it its a combination of scorpion and spider because it has a spider fang and the body is a scorpion cool

[itsthatguyphil]

A Whip Scorpion (Vinegarroon) and Whipe Spider are NOT the same thing.

[Pilky_Round_Head]

Thumbs up if you would kiss this thing right in the mouth for £5, 000

[JPseagull]

That's cute how it gives itself a bath after dinner :)

[rocowees]

Ugly is not even a word for this thing...

[philipcarrigan]

cool video. would not watch on any psychoactive chemicals for sure. song call?

[NWguy]

I think you mean coolest. Amblypygi are awesome

[XxDayDayxX]

It's actually a whip scorpion, which is has no tail and can't spin webs.

[Northerncacti]

spider is Fucked! scary AF! horrifying!

[stickyfingers]

that thing is so cool but even more scary i wpuld piss myself if i saw that on my bec

[steveengell]

worse than the footage is the music and the lighting effects

[darockwilda]

its not an arachnid, its a tailless whip scorpion

[HTMN]

i believe there was a woman who ate one of these and won a ferrari! just type "chick eats spider" on youtube.