They look like a mix between a scorpion and a spider, spray acid to protect themselves and eat cockroaches for dinner — and now they've been spotted in Texas. A vinegaroon, an arachnid also known as a ...

While this tailless whip scorpion may look like a creature from a nightmare, it’s a harmless critter. Contrary to the implication of its common name, it can’t whip or sting and none of its many pointy ...

Testing the limits of fear and curiosity while getting up close with a real scorpion — and finding out just how dangerous it ...

The tailless whip scorpion is examined under a microscope in this video. These fascinating creatures, known scientifically as Amblypygids, hunt using large spiky appendages called pedipalps. They grab ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (Gray News) – The summer rains in Texas are bringing vinegaroons out of their burrows. The nocturnal creatures are typically found in the desert, but this one was spotted ...

Large, acid-spraying arachnids called vinegaroons have emerged from their burrows "in search of food and love" in Texas. Big Bend National Park posted a picture of one of the unusual creatures on ...

Two new species of short-tailed whip scorpions have been found living deep inside the cool, humid caves of northeastern Brazil, a study reports. Whip scorpions are not true scorpions, but rather part ...

Its name invokes a sense of fear and awe: the giant whip scorpion. It has claws and a whip-like tail emerging from its midsection. It looks like a cross between a scorpion, a spider and some sort of ...