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Heterophrynus batesii - closeup, Caquetá, Colombia <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142902/heterophrynus_batesii_caquetcolombia.html" title="Heterophrynus batesii, Caquet&aacute;,Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/142902_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=75pL6%2FiMkgZXKDvoZlGyVl9%2FNdI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Heterophrynus batesii, Caquet&aacute;,Colombia Hard to see, but note how the &quot;whiptail&quot; leg still does not fit the frame despite the distant shot.<br />
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These awesome creatures are like a hybrid of a crab (they walk on six legs, sideways), katydid (the long whips are basically antennae), and a mantid (grabby arms, pedipalps in this case).<br />
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Despite their intimidating experience, in my experience they&#039;re quite shy. They have no venomous fangs. Amazon,Caquetá,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Heterophrynus batesii,Peregrinos,South America,Summer,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Heterophrynus batesii - closeup, Caquetá, Colombia

Heterophrynus batesii, Caquetá,Colombia Hard to see, but note how the "whiptail" leg still does not fit the frame despite the distant shot.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142901/heterophrynus_batesii_-_closeup_caquet_colombia.html Amazon,Caquetá,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Heterophrynus batesii,Peregrinos,South America,Summer,Winter,World

These awesome creatures are like a hybrid of a crab (they walk on six legs, sideways), katydid (the long whips are basically antennae), and a mantid (grabby arms, pedipalps in this case).

Despite their intimidating experience, in my experience they're quite shy. They have no venomous fangs.

    comments (3)

  1. Such a great shot! It looks like it has buck teeth. And, also strangely resembles Edward Scissorhands:
    https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/edward-scissorhands.jpg
    Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. Hehe thanks. Link does not work for me, but I'm familiar with the character :) Posted 2 years ago
      1. I couldn't live with that so I changed the link. Posted 2 years ago

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Heterophrynus batesii is a tailless whipscorpion in the Heterophrynus genus.

Similar species: Tailless Whipscorpions
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 4, 2022. Captured Sep 7, 2022 21:10 in 67F7WCPC+PH.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm