I found this bug in South India. What species is it? The tiles in the picture are 5x5 centimeters each. The bug was moving relatively slowly and didn't seem to fear me much.
I tried asking it directly, but it kept claiming to be a feature.
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I suppose it's a whip scorpion.
Whip scorpion (order Uropygi, sometimes Thelyphonida), any of approximately 105 species of the arthropod class Arachnida that are similar in appearance to true scorpions except that the larger species have a whiplike telson, or tail, that serves as an organ of touch and has no stinger. The second pair of appendages, the pedipalps, are spiny pincers, and the third pair are long feelers.
It is most common in India and Japan to New Guinea.
answered Aug 29, 2016 at 18:11
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$\begingroup$ In the new picture, why are the mouth-parts different from the specimen in my picture? $\endgroup$– FiksdalSep 9, 2016 at 17:36
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$\begingroup$ Sorry I made a wrong edit. It happened while rolling back an edit made by another member of the community. I've corrected it now,. $\endgroup$ Sep 9, 2016 at 17:44
I tried asking it directly, but it kept claiming to be a feature.? $\endgroup$