LOL. That is funny. Note to self..Stay away from cute little monkeys. Hope you had fun.

Nice pics caudalis_sa!

How big is that insect?

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that insect is actually an arachnid... a Amblypygid to be exact (Tailless whip scorpion). i am not sure on the exact species but will find out for ya... they are kind of a lets say a scorpion without a tail...lol dunno a better way to describe em... they are harmless but just real scary looking...lol

those two I found were just under 2 inches from back to front...don't really get any bigger than that here. I have heard of some species in south america that can get a leg span of 30cm!

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Dev, I'm near 100% what you've got there are Damon annulatipes. Considering where Durban is, that's the only species you should encounter there as far as I know. However, Damon variegatus' southernmost known range isn't that far north of you, near Swaziland (maybe a couple hundred kilometers?), but your best bet is with D. annulatipes. I believe the genus Damon went under some revisions, but I'm neither certain of how long ago or what the outcome was. To the best of my knowledge, these species are up to date.

Comparatively, the only species common in the pet trade in the U.S. is Damon diadema (often mistaken for D. variegatus, which isn't as common in the trade as research may cause one to believe). To the best of my knowledge, no D. annulatipes are kept in the trade, and certainly not bred.

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