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Very tiny, usually only a few millimeters long, rarely beyon 5-8 mm. Schizomids are ratherslim in build, totally blind ant non-poisonous. They use their hook-like pedipalps to capture prey and the first pair of legs, as feelers. As in Windscorpions and Whipscorpions, only the remaining three pairs of legs used for walking. Schizomids clean themselves regulart with their pedipalps, bending almost in half to do the j completely. The female lays her eggs in an underground nes and guards them., going without food for several wecks t time. These animals are rare and are found in tropical anu subtropical regions of the world

Smallish animals, Whipspiders are flat, lack a poison sting and have no tail Thev have fangs, like spiders, but have no venom. They have eves but operate much of the time bv feel, asing the first pair of legs which is very long, thin, many-seg- mented and whip-like. Whipspiders capture their prey using heir massive spiked pedipalps in much the same manner as praving nantises. The female carries her young on her back ot a while. Whipspiders are found in most O he wvorld except Australia

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