Whip Spiders: Cave-Dwellers That Look Like Spiders But Hunt by Touch
Whip spiders (order Amblypygi) resemble spiders but are not true spiders, lacking silk and venom. These nocturnal, cave-dwelling arachnids hunt in darkness using long sensory legs and large spiny pedipalps to seize prey—often crickets—through tactile ambushes and sideways, crab-like movements rather than relying on vision.