Crab-like insect - Crab-like insect

Japanese: カニムシモドキ - かにむしもどき

A general term for arthropods belonging to the Charontidae family, which, together with the Charontidae family, form an order in the class Arachnida, the Amastigi, called the Amblypygia. The first walking leg is extremely elongated and functions as an antenna when walking. It was named after its overall shape, which resembles a crab. It is 8-25 mm long, and has suckers called disks at the ends of the second to fourth walking legs, allowing it to walk on vertical surfaces and ceilings. It is found in Central America and its neighboring areas, Southeast Asia, India, Sri Lanka, southern Africa, and the southern islands of the Pacific Ocean, but is not found in Japan.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カニムシモドキ科Charontidaeに属する節足動物の総称で，ウデムシ科とともに蛛形（ちゆけい）綱中の1目，無鞭類Amblypygiを形成する。第1歩脚は著しく細長くなり歩行時の触覚器官として働く。全体の形がカニムシに似ているので，この名がついた。体長8～25mmで，第2～4歩脚末端に肉盤と呼ばれる吸盤をもち垂直面や天井を歩くこともできる。中央アメリカとその近隣，東南アジア，インド，スリランカ，アフリカ南部，太平洋の南方諸島などに分布し，日本にはいない。

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