Project Description

Barbados, St. Vincent

Whipspiders have 8 legs, like all arachnids, but use only 6 for walking.  The front 2 have evolved into long, antennae-like feelers.

  • Class: Arachnida (Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks, Mites)
  • Order: Amblypygi (Whipspiders)
  • Family: Phrynidae (Tropical Whipspiders)
  • Species: Phrynus barbadensis