Draculoides
Sign in to saveDraculoides is a genus of troglobite schizomid arachnids endemic to North West Australia. Often mistaken for spiders, they are commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions or sprickets.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderSchizomida
- FamilyHubbardiidae
Draculoides est un genre de schizomides de la famille des Hubbardiidae.
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hubbardiidae
- Named after
- Count Dracula
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- taxon name
- Draculoides
- taxon rank
- genus
- endemic to
- Western Australia
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Draculoides is a genus of troglobite schizomid arachnids endemic to North West Australia. Often mistaken for spiders, they are commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions or sprickets.
==Description== Schizomids are small, soil-dwelling, eight-legged invertebrates that walk on six legs and use the two modified front legs as feelers. They employ large fang-like pedipalps, or pincers, to grasp invertebrate prey and crunch it into pieces before sucking out the juices.
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