Thread: What on earth is this ??
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Old 06-07-2011, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Hobden View Post
"AriesVal" wrote...

A dead nastie on the edge of the pathway at the back our our house. Never
seen anything like it before in my life! It's about 2 inches long with a
fat body like a big spider ?

https://picasaweb.google.com/valerie...54502794374242


I think that is a "False Scorpion" an Arachnid that is useful in the
house...
Pseudoscorpions — Entomology — Penn State University
But the one in your link is stated to be 3-4mm long. It would be dwarfed by the woodlouse in Val's photo!
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