Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

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False scorpion




False scorpionPseudoescorpión/False scorpion© Pablo SerurPseudoescorpión/False scorpion© Pablo SerurThey belong to the Class Arachnida. They look like scorpions, but they lack the stinging tail. Through it scorpions inject venom. Pseudoscorpions, instead, use the pedipalps, the two appendiges which extend from the prosoma (anterior region of the body) . They feed on mites, springtails, dipterans, booklice, larvae of different species