Giant Vinegaroons, Mastigoproctus giganteus live Isopods Range: Restricted to the Lake

Range: Restricted to the Lake Wales Ridge in central Florida

emerging mainly at night to hunt insects and other small prey

including the impressive Green Bottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens)

The Brazilian Jewel Tarantula requires a well-ventilated arboreal enclosure with vertical bark surfaces that replicate its natural habitat

Giant Vinegaroons, Mastigoproctus giganteus live Isopods Range: Restricted to the LakeGiant Vinegaroon, Mastigoproctus giganteus Description: Vinegaroons have heavy mouthparts (pedipalps) that are formed into pincers. The first pair of legs is long and thin and is used like antenna to feel their way around. The next three pairs of legs are used for walking. The abdomen is attached widely to the head thorax region (cephalothorax). The tail is long and thin suggesting a whip which is where the common name, whipscorpion, originates for