multiple eyes and can spin webs – but a recent fossil discovery and new research now shows that spiders once had long 'whip-like' tails. An international team of researchers has been investigating an ...

Tailless whip scorpions, also known as whip spiders, belong to the order Amblypygi and have over 200 species. The name Amblypygi actually means “blunt rump” in reference to their lack of a tail.