Big Amblypygi in Costa Rica 

Searching for Paraphrynus laevifrons, a species of tailless whip scorpion, at night in the mountains of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Costa Rican Vinegaroons:
• The only Costa Rican v...
Watch a vinegaroon spray my thumb here (beginning of the video):
• 'Fearful Appearance'
Corrections / additional comments:
2:51 - None of the preferences I go on to list are absolute requirements except for their need to have a place to hide in during the day.
7:00 - Otostigmus is a genus, Parotostigmus is a subgenus.
8:34 - This might be more true for this species and related taxa than Amblypygi in general.
14:37 - Many Uropygi retain this coloration through adulthood.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Black-Banded Cat-Eyed Snake (Leptodeira rubricata)
01:57 - Tailless Whip Scorpions #1-5 (Paraphrynus laevifrons)
03:44 - Katydid (Pristonotus sp.)
04:50 - Costa Rican Vinegaroons (Valeriophonus nara)
05:43 - Common Dink Frog (Diasporus diastema)
06:47 - Centipede (Otostigmus sp.)
08:01 - Tailless Whip Scorpion #6 (Paraphrynus laevifrons)
09:37 - Brush-Nosed Weevil (Rhinostomus barbirostris)
10:41 - Veragua Cross-Banded Tree Frog (Smilisca sordida)
11:05 - Taylor's Snail-Eating Snake (Dipsas tenuissima)
13:14 - Stick Insect (cf. Alienobostra)
14:23 - Tailless Whip Scorpion #7 (Paraphrynus laevifrons)
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