tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post1508637004527440057..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Something in CommonRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-14561127170366544112010-01-10T10:23:53.635-08:002010-01-10T10:23:53.635-08:00I don't care who they are related to. They are...I don't care who they are related to. They are still ugly!Nicolehttp://innatcedarfalls.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-15321150575397878972010-01-08T09:52:14.875-08:002010-01-08T09:52:14.875-08:00If they don't have a tail (or at least much of...If they don't have a tail (or at least much of a tail) how do they go about stabbing prey? I must say, the name 'whip scorpion' implies that it has a significant tail, for say, whipping... Thus, I'm confused by the logic behind the common name.…wouldn't you like to know.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09210316571303966103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-49859495363708085732010-01-07T05:54:05.243-08:002010-01-07T05:54:05.243-08:00that picture is not a cladogram, it does not show ...that picture is not a cladogram, it does not show the evolutionary relationships between the different groups (they're just arranged alphabetically). Even if it were, it would only mean that the relationships are unknown. Hence, you cannot derive any kind of useful information about the relationship of the different orders from that diagram. If you want a cladogram, go to tolweb- http://tolweb.org/Arachnida<br /><br />While you got lucky in saying that tailless whip scorpions are more closely related to spiders than to scorpions, notice that looking at tailless whip scorpions and whiptailed scorpions in your diagram would lead to the wrong conclusion (as an example).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-28482233911482060912010-01-06T22:03:16.625-08:002010-01-06T22:03:16.625-08:00Oh those things are so creepy!Oh those things are so creepy!Adorably Deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588973428433757456noreply@blogger.com