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  • Summer rains bring acid-shooting ‘land lobsters’ out of hiding in Texas

    07/25/2021 7:54:23 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 75 replies
    AccuWeather ^ | July 23, 2021 | Zackary Rosenthal
    The frightening creatures go by various names. Some call them whip-scorpions, while one journalist at the Houston Chronicle called the insect a "land lobster from hell." The insects are better known as vinegaroons, and despite their hellish appearances, the nocturnal, visually impaired creatures pose relatively little harm to humans. In fact, they are good at killing pests like cockroaches and millipedes. Brought out of their burrows by heavy rains in and around Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas, the approximately three-inch-long vinegaroons are out exploring the desert in search of food and love, according to a Facebook post from...