Thelyphonida

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/thelyphonida

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Thelyphonida
2. What are whip-scorpions and why do they have a whip-like tail?Whip-scorpions are a type of Thelyphonida that have a segmented, whip-like flagellum on their tail. This tail is a sensitive sensor, not a stinger, and helps them feel vibrations and touch.
3. How do whip-scorpions move and sense their surroundings?They use six of their eight legs to walk. The front pair of legs are long and act like feelers, constantly probing the ground and air to gather information.

Clade: A group of organisms believed to have evolved from a common ancestor, forming a distinct lineage.
Morphology: The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
Fossorial: Adapted for digging and living underground, such as burrowing animals.
Phylogenetic: Relating to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms.