They discovered a new species of camel spider that would eat human flesh

His appearance is fierce, he has large mouthparts called chelyces They have the reputation of eating human flesh and being very toxic. They measure about 2 centimeters long and have clear spots on the lateral membranes of your body.

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"It is important to know the biodiversity of our countries to know our biological heritage and thus be able to preserve it," said the director of the study, the doctor Andres Ojanguren-Affilastro, Researcher at CONICET at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences, Bernardino Rivadavia (MACN).

The specimens were collected by hand or with the help of "fall traps", some open containers in the upper part being filled with preserving liquid and buried at ground level, where the animals may fall.