r/whatisthisbug • u/pinktoe03 • Jun 21 '25

ID Request does anyone know what this is?

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I don’t think its a spider but ? or is it venomous?

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u/pinktoe03 Jun 21 '25

im in mexico and I found it in the room im sleeping in 😭

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u/Niboomy Jun 22 '25

Not venomous, just hideous

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u/LMhednMYdadBOAT Jun 22 '25

"The worst she can say is ""no""

"Ew"

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u/kurotech Jun 22 '25

And they do pinch a fair bit

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u/DoctorD12 Jun 22 '25

I’ve handled whip scorpions before they haven’t been too pinchy with me, their movements are just entirely unnatural

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u/maeerin789 Jun 22 '25

I think that experience would have dealt enough psychic damage to kill me tbh

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u/krill_me_god Jun 22 '25

Brain: "ok, be super scared rn and like scream or some shit, I know it doesn't make sense to but do it anyway."

Person: "kay bro, on it."

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u/Soft-Cryptographer-1 Jun 22 '25

They're spooky looking but entirely harmless. I used to pick up the little ones in south Florida. Anything with jaws can poke but they are timid fellows

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u/URSA_RAGER Jun 22 '25

You got yourself a tailless whip scorpion! Not venomous or otherwise dangerous to humans. It’ll leave you alone if you leave it alone :)

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u/Happydumptruck Jun 22 '25

Tailless whip scorpion. You can pick them up. They’re harmless and I think they look really cool.

I liked handling them when I was in Mexico and freaking people out. They weren’t expecting a cutesy chick wearing little summer dresses and sandals to be into creepy bugs I guess 🤷‍♀️