Pseudoscorpions: Chelifer cancroides
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Pseudoscorpions — Entomology — Penn State University Trees and Shrubs (Woody Ornamental Plants) Pseudoscorpions are tiny arachnids, 2 to 8 millimeters in length, with four pairs of legs and one pair of relatively large pedipalps (pincer-like claws). Most people do not notice or recognize pseudoscorpions, which is primarily due to the secretive nature and small size of these animals. Frequently, homeowners discover pseudoscorpions in bathroom sinks and tubs, and many believe they are either ticks or small spiders. Pseudoscorpions are neither dangerous, nor destructive; they eat many small arthropods, including caterpillars, flies, ants, beetle larvae, and booklice. Most of the more than 2000 described species inhabit the tropics, where they occupy animal nests, crevices of bark, and leaf litter. Several dozens species are present in Pennsylvania. The pseudoscorpion species commonly encountered by Pennsylvanians is cosmopolitan—the house pseudoscorpion,
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