Whip Scorpions (Vinegaroon)

Hello guys, yesterday I was surprised by the appearance of animals that resembled scorpions, I was very surprised because my 4 year old son shouted "there is a scorpion!", I ran while carrying shoes to hit the scorpion, but I see a different thing, this animal has two claws, but does not have a tail like a scorpion, you can see photo that I took, have you ever seen this animal?

you all think this is a scorpion, but this is not really scorpion guys, this is whip scorpions, after I found out about this animal, it turns out this animal is not poisonous, it's just that this animal has self-protection that is issued a very pungent odor.

In my country, this animal called "Ketonggeng", Ketonggeng well-known as Vinegaroon (wine = vinegar) because composting is threatened, it will bring up various kinds of acidic substances from its smallness containing ant acid (formic acid) (known as formic acid) (vinegaroon). CH2O2), Chlorine and a mixture of acetic acid (C2H4O2) and octanoic acid (C8H16O2), depending on their species, where the last substance released such as vinegar acid. Visible animals include whip scorpions (also known as whip scorpions without tails) and micro whip scorpions. (this information form wikipedia guys)

so when you meet this animal, you don't need to panic, because this animal is not dangerous, even though its form resembles a scorpion. and of course we don't have to kill this animal because this animal is harmless and is rarely found, it's just very smelly, so we have to keep away from our place.

Thanks for reading!