Went out hunting for pseudoscorpions the other day and thanks to a friend who knows a lot about these charming fellows we managed to find two species that was new to me. View the first comment for a selection of other species! This one is Allochernes wideri, 2.5-3mm long This also gave me a nice opportunity to try the Leitz Milar 40/4.5 on a set of very narrow (25mm) extension tubes together with a flash. It's quite a nice little setup and works great for hand held, high mag, flash lit shots in the field. View larger!
Pseudoscorpion
An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Roncus sp. (Pseudoscorpionida, Neobisiidae) Body length: 2,1 mm, full size 3,2 mm. Focus stack of a prepared tiny pseudoscorpion in the studio. 66 exposures taken with Nikon BD Plan 10x microscope objective on bellows at 9,4x magnification. Illuminated with two IKEA led lamps through paper cylinder. Shot with live view in 'silent shooting' mode. Stacked in Zerene Stacker (PMax). View larger!
Pseudoscorpions are commonly known as “false scorpions” or “book scorpions”. They belong to the Arachanida class, and, as the name suggests, they are like scorpions but without a stinger on their back…
I suppose another of my favourite discoveries this year was my very first Pseudoscorpion. I used to look at pictures of these in my Natural History books as a kid, they really used to grab my imagination and for nearly 36 years I longed to find one (since I was an 8yr old). Well this year thanks to my passion for Collembola, I eventually found my first in the Spring (26th March), a lovely Neobisium muscorum and since finding that one in March I kept on finding them and to date I have found 3 UK species(See comments for more), there are apparently 28 known species in the UK. You can clearly see the sensitive hairs on the pedipalps here, they use their pedipalps to feel their way about their environment as they have limited vision :o) Anyway, this is a Zerene re-focus stack of a Chthonius ischnocheles I found in November (I did the original using CombineZP) and the first time I've been able to focus stack one of these. This was an 8 image stack in PMax and DMap, I used the DMap and edited using the PMax and individual frames. If any of the ID's are incorrect then please leave a comment so I can correct my images :o) VIEW ON BLACK
Pseudoscorpions are commonly known as "false scorpions" or "book scorpions". They belong to the Arachanida class, and, as the name suggests, they are like scorpions but without a stinger on their back end.
House pseudoscorpions are minute arthropods that superficially resemble scorpions, though they lack the scorpion's elongate abdomen and terminal sting. Pseudoscorpions are found crawling on bookshelves and walls, often remaining hidden during the day behind wood trim or at the junction where countertops meet the wall. My students often find pseudoscorpions in sinks or bathtubs, into which they…
Not too sure if they are trying to hitch a ride or hunting... Taken at night in Singapore forest. Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudosc… A ps... Pseudoscorpion and Weevil
Welcome to Harlequin Beetle Airlines, where the skies aren’t so much friendly as they are sexually awkward.
Yes, this is a blog about spiders, and no, pseudoscorpions are not spiders. But they are members of the class Arachnida, like spiders, and fascinating, like spiders! I encountered them for the firs…
Pseudoscorpion
Pseudoscorpion
Pseudoscorpions. It probably does little to assuage the unsavory first impressions one has with the subject of the third group featured in this blog's arachnid series, the pseudoscorpion, by noting that its name literally means "false scorpion." Perhaps this is no surprise, given that without the proper context, pseudoscorpions are intimidating both in their name and…
Ribbed Pine Borer (Rhagium inquisitor) with hitchhiking Pseudoscorpion (Chelifer cancroides) Pseudoscorpions can't fly, they move fairly slowly and they have bad vision. However, some of them have found an ingenious way of maintaining a decent range: they simply clamp on to the legs of flying insects and hitch a ride! 19 handheld exposures stacked in Zerene Stacker. Tokina 100/2.8 + Raynox DCR-250. BTW, Douglas Adams, you may be dead but you're still great. And so are you my fellow skeptics. View larger!
