They prefer hunting crickets, millipedes and cockroaches by sensing their prey s vibrations using their front legs. The vinegaroons even kill their look-alike arachnids: scorpions.
Vinegaroons are nocturnal but are not able to see well, according to the park. The way to determine if it s a female is to see if it s carrying hatchlings on its back. The arachnids mostly are found in Texas, Arizona and Florida.
The park s Facebook post garnered thousands of comments from users saying they ve spotted a vinegaroon in their backyard, grocery stores and local parks. One user said she even spotted one in the Chisos Basin bathroom.
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The National Parks Service Instagram account recently shared a photo of a bug taken from Big Bend National Park in Texas. This image shows an arachnid that looks like a cross between a spider and a scorpion.
The animal is known as a vinegaroon but is also referred to as the whip scorpion. According to the Big Bend Facebook page, these critters surface during the summer looking for food and love.
While the image garnered a lot of attention on Instagram, it originated from The Big Bend National Park Facebook page. The national park posted, Vinegaroons are about 3 inches long and relatively benign unless you happen to annoy them. They can pinch with their heavy mouthparts (pedipalps) and shoot a well-aimed spray of 85% acetic acid (vinegar) from the base of their ‘whip’ to protect themselves.