http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz/pseudoscorpions.php
Pictured here crawling along my shorts. Apparently they'll attach themselves to flys and other flying insects to grab a ride off to other places.
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2024
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Often seen around books and sometimes called the "book scorpion", they prey on booklice that like snacking on bookbinding glue
They are also a natural predator to carpet beetle larva, which are pests that eat natural fibers (like some carpets)