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*Pseudoscorpions are not actually scorpions, but a completely different type of arachnid with little claws, but no stinging tail. These tiny guys eat dust mites and other household pests while being some of nature’s most bizarre hitchhikers.
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Sources:
gbif.org/species/165239091
https://extension.psu.edu/pseudoscorpions
riveredgenaturecenter.org/bug-othe-week-pseudoscorpion
commonnaturalist.com/2021/05/14/hitchhiking-pseudoscorpions
americanarachnology.org/about-arachnids/arachnid-orders/pseudoscorpiones
fr.copernicus.org/articles/20/215/2017
https://www.biologyonline.https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/20/215/2017/com/dictionary/pedipalp
alephrocco.com/2020/03/27/pseudoscorpion
mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/25
stcnature.org/good-natured/pseudoscorpions
scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/how-book-scorpions-tend-to-your-dusty-tomes
web.archive.org/web/20120222035906/http://www.arc.agric.za/home.asp?PID=1&ToolID=63&ItemID=1769
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-24/synanthrope-city-understanding-our-animal-shadows
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128137123000011
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.12654
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5749251
jstor.org/stable/27033577
mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/4792
bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-66/issue-1/aramit6605/Hitching-a-ride-on-a-scorpion--the-first-record/10.30963/aramit6605.full
jstor.org/stable/3705790
wired.com/2015/12/absurd-creature-of-the-week-the-sexy-saga-of-the-harlequin-beetle-and-the-pseudoscorpion
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00880.x
news.mongabay.com/2014/03/wonderful-creatures-meet-the-beetle-riding-arachnid
mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/5/207
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0041010119300509
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*Pseudoscorpions are not actually scorpions, but a completely different type of arachnid with little claws, but no stinging tail. These tiny guys eat dust mites and other household pests while being some of nature’s most bizarre hitchhikers.
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Daniel Mrgan. You can find out more about him and his work here: instagram.com/danielmrgan
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
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Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
#BizarreBeasts #Pseudoscorpion
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Sources:
gbif.org/species/165239091
https://extension.psu.edu/pseudoscorpions
riveredgenaturecenter.org/bug-othe-week-pseudoscorpion
commonnaturalist.com/2021/05/14/hitchhiking-pseudoscorpions
americanarachnology.org/about-arachnids/arachnid-orders/pseudoscorpiones
fr.copernicus.org/articles/20/215/2017
https://www.biologyonline.https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/20/215/2017/com/dictionary/pedipalp
alephrocco.com/2020/03/27/pseudoscorpion
mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/25
stcnature.org/good-natured/pseudoscorpions
scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/how-book-scorpions-tend-to-your-dusty-tomes
web.archive.org/web/20120222035906/http://www.arc.agric.za/home.asp?PID=1&ToolID=63&ItemID=1769
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-24/synanthrope-city-understanding-our-animal-shadows
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128137123000011
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.12654
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5749251
jstor.org/stable/27033577
mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/4792
bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-66/issue-1/aramit6605/Hitching-a-ride-on-a-scorpion--the-first-record/10.30963/aramit6605.full
jstor.org/stable/3705790
wired.com/2015/12/absurd-creature-of-the-week-the-sexy-saga-of-the-harlequin-beetle-and-the-pseudoscorpion
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00880.x
news.mongabay.com/2014/03/wonderful-creatures-meet-the-beetle-riding-arachnid
mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/5/207
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0041010119300509
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1QZXCAHCjdhiLMCf-W_JcJwOmMzxzgq_AIqg1A7O1bX0/edit?usp=sharing
