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http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz/pseudoscorpions.php

Pictured here crawling along my shorts. Apparently they'll attach themselves to flys and other flying insects to grab a ride off to other places.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's awesome! I've never heard of these! Arachnids that are not spiders, but not scorpions either. Fascinating

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Ticks are also arachnids that are not spiders or scorpions. Same with chiggers. There are plenty of arachnids other than spiders and scorpions... actually, I think that about covers it.