WHIP-SCORPIONS 



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similarly protected by their shape and colouring. One of the best known is the 

 dried leaf-insect (P. siccifolium), the external appearance of which is sufficiently 

 indicated by its name. 



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DRIED LEAF-INSECT. 



In the Malay Archipelago, as in other parts of the tropics, are 



' several kinds of whip-scorpions, so-called on account of their long 



thread-like many-jointed tails. The common thread-scorpion (Thelyphonus 



caudatus) of the islands of the Archipelago is a well-known representative of this 



family, which is spread over both the Old and New Worlds. 



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THREAD-SCORPION. 



