Definition of The Creature

THE CREATURE:


DESCRIPTION:
Although arachnids, Tailless Whip Scorpions (sometimes called whip spiders) are neither spider nor scorpion but resemble a cross between the two. As the name implies, they have no tail and the first pair of legs which can stretch to as much as 10 inches act as whip-like feelers. The foremost body section has a shell-like covering and is wider than it is long. They have eight legs and there is one pair of eyes at the front of the cephalothorax and three pairs of eyes on the sides. Their flat, oval-shaped bodies measure .3 to 2 inches, depending on species. D.variegatus is also known as the Tanzanian Giant Tailless Whip Scorpion, since it can measure 7.5inches with legs spread.

I love the fact that so many of you have researched this for me. Thank you. I'm glad we didn't smush it. That would have been bad considering how much fun we have had with this guy. As in fun I don't mean we play fetch with it but just the pictures we take and the conversation it has produced. Never mind the fact that it has totally kicked the girls out of the bathroom. Who knew??

Jack and I got offered a ride from Elliot today to go to Tamarindo for some groceries. We were just planning our ride to the store and getting geared up for it when he came over and mentioned he was going. We jumped on the chance to shop at the real store and get some things we haven't been able to get. Jack was in charge, for the first time, of the money today and that is alway's worrisome for me. But, I had faith and decided not to play Mom to him and trust him. Damn him. I should have known better. When we go to the store we spend an average of around $20,000-$25,000 colones. $40-50 bucks. We get the necessities and we're good to go. Well, we grabbed our cart and Elliot said not to buy fruits or veggies because we'd be going to the stand on the way out of town. We belined it to the isles and we needed stuff like toilet paper, shampoo, sunscreen, plus I found some real (kind of) salt, a kitchen scrubber, etc. Stuff that we need but don't buy every trip. We had beer and rum and coke and some oreos because it was a special treat to have a car to haul it back with. We get to the checkout and she's ringing us up and we don't have enough money to pay for our items. We start taking things out of the shopping cart, beer and liquor go first, and get it to where we can afford it. Jack, being in charge of the money always does this. He'll take whatever he thinks we'll need and not the whole wallet. He was pissed. Mostely at himself. Him, being a man (sorry men), couldn't figure out why we were spending so much. Well because dip. We need toiletries, and kitchen cleaning stuff and your oreos were like $5 bucks alone. When you have to buy papertowels and shampoo and sunscreen (sunscreen is hugely expensive), IT ADDS UP. What bother's me most is how he gets upset with me like I'm spending money on things stupid. Let's see him try to comb long hair without conditioner. YOU CAN'T DO IT!!! Like oreos aren't stupid. Get the Costa Rica oreos that are made with real cane sugar instead of refined sugar like the oreos. Needless to say the ladies at the checkout counter weren't happy with us and we ended walking out of there without lot's of stuff we need. Oh well, live and learn. Jack does now know that I am the queen of grocery shopping, since he never does it and he needs to keep the wallet intact. Don't mess with my wallet.
He's now saying how he want's to ride to our lot to check on some things and I know he is really is going back to get the fruit and veggies we had to forgo because we spent all of our money at the grocery store. He's a good guy.