鞭蛛雖然形似蜘蛛，但最明顯的區別在於鞭蛛頭部前端的鬚肢，大而明顯，分節且邊緣多刺 ，用於捕食。其第一對足特長，像一對長鞭，脛節和跗節分成許多小節，有感覺功能，用來探尋獵物所在位置，類似昆蟲觸角的功能。鞭蛛生活於熱帶地區，平日蟄伏於石塊或樹皮之下，目前只於多明尼加的琥珀中發現其蹤影，是極罕見的化石。
Tailless whipscorpions may look like spiders, but different obviously in pedipalps on the front of the head, which are large and distinctive, segmented and spiky, serving for predation. Their first pair of legs are specially long like a pair of whips, whose tibiae and tarsusi are segmented with sensors to detect the location of prey, functioning similarly to insect antennae. They live in the tropical areas, normally hiding under rocks or bark. Presently, their traces are only found in Dominican amber, which are very rare fossils.
Tailless whipscorpions may look like spiders, but different obviously in pedipalps on the front of the head, which are large and distinctive, segmented and spiky, serving for predation. Their first pair of legs are specially long like a pair of whips, whose tibiae and tarsusi are segmented with sensors to detect the location of prey, functioning similarly to insect antennae. They live in the tropical areas, normally hiding under rocks or bark. Presently, their traces are only found in Dominican amber, which are very rare fossils.
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