Giant Pseudoscorpion
Garypus titanius
![Giant Pseudoscorpion](https://www.ascension.gov.ac/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Giant-Pseudoscorpion-wpcf_463x300.png)
Type: Invertebrate | Status: Critically Endangered | Nativeness: Endemic
Description
Small, brownish arachnids with a flattened body and large pincer-like pedipalps that contain a poison gland used to subdue their invertebrate prey. As its name suggests, the giant pseudoscorpion is the largest species in this order, reaching lengths of 12 – 15 mm compared to 3 – 8 mm in most other species.
Action Plan
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