Amami scorpion imitation - Amami scorpion imitation

Japanese: アマミサソリモドキ - あまみさそりもどき
Amami scorpion imitation - Amami scorpion imitation

...A general term for arthropods belonging to the order Thelyphonida in the class Arachnida. They are mainly distributed in tropical regions, but in Japan, the Amami false scorpion Typopeltis stimpsonii (illustration) lives in Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands, and the Taiwan false scorpion T. crucifer lives in the Yaeyama Islands. At first glance, their appearance resembles that of a scorpion, but they are not closely related and do not harm humans.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Amami scorpion imitation" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…蛛形(ちゆけい)綱サソリモドキ目Thelyphonidaに属する節足動物の総称。おもに熱帯地方に分布するが,日本でも九州,南西諸島にアマミサソリモドキTypopeltis stimpsonii(イラスト)が,八重山諸島にタイワンサソリモドキT.cruciferが生息している。外形は一見サソリに似ているが,類縁関係は薄く,人間に害を与えることはない。…

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