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SOUTH KOREA, JUL 9 – Four new blind pseudoscorpion species with distinct morphology were discovered in South Korean caves, challenging previous beliefs of a single species, researchers said.
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Four new pseudoscorpion species with dragon-like jaws found in Korean caves
Scientists have discovered four new species of pseudoscorpions, blind cave-dwelling arachnids with dragon-like jaws. The subterranean creatures were found deep inside caves in South Korea by Kyung-Hoon Jeong and colleagues at Jeonbuk National University.
New pseudoscorpions with dragon-like jaws discovered in a South Korea cave
Pseudoscorpions may lack the pointy, poisonous tail of their more famous desert-dwelling cousins, but their crab-like front pincers still make them look quite formidable. Now, these small, sometimes overlooked arachnids are getting a closer look. Four new species of these tiny arachnids have been uncovered in the dark caves of South Korea. They have jaws like dragons and are even completely blind, according to a study published July 9 in the jou…
The pseudoscorpion, a little known arachnid When one thinks of the scorpion, the image of a small animal with pointed and venomous tail comes to our mind instantly. But some species are without it, and are called " pseudoscorpions". Inoffensive, they cannot bite or bite. These small arachnids (a size between 2 and 8 mm) have frontal crab-shaped clamps that allow them to feed on small insects, other arthropods and larvae. Less known than the "rea…
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