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Halobisium occidentale
(Intertidal Pseudoscorpion)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2230)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Kruzof Island, Sitka Sound
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Highest intertidal, often in salt marshes
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 25, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2230
Notes
The pseudoscorpions very closely related to the true scorpions, but lack the stinging tail of that group. Instead they have poison glands in their pedipalps ('claws'). This species is very common, but easily missed unless specifically sought. Look for them in salt marshes under rockss, logs, and debris. On beaches search under rocks above the main barnacle zone, in rocky areas where beach grasses are sprouting in between the rocks. The body length is usually 4-6 mm. They feed on mites, such as t
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