<sod>'Phrynidae is a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[amblypygid]] [[chelicerata|arachnida]] [[arthropod]]s also known as '''whip spiders''' and '''tailless whip scorpions'''. Phrynidae species are found in [[tropics|tropical]] and [[subtropics|subtropical]] regions in North and [[South America]]. Some species are subterranean; all are [[nocturnal]].<ref name=Chapin>{{cite journal | last1=Chapin | first1=KJ | last2=Hebets | first2=EA | year=2016 |title=Behavioral ecology of amblypygids |journal=Journal of Arachnology |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=1–14}}</ref> At least some species of Phrynidae hold territories that they defend from other individuals.<ref>{{Cite journal | author1=Chapin KJ | author2=Hill-Lindsay S | year=2015 | title=Territoriality evidenced by asymmetric intruder-holder motivation in an amblypygid | journal=[[Behavioural Processes]] | volume=122 | pages=110–115}}</ref><eod>
<sod>'''Phrynidae''' is a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[amblypygid]] [[chelicerata|arachnida]] [[arthropod]]s also known as '''whip spiders''' and '''tailless whip scorpions'''. Phrynidae species are found in [[tropics|tropical]] and [[subtropics|subtropical]] regions in North and [[South America]]. Some species are subterranean; all are [[nocturnal]].<ref name=Chapin>{{cite journal | last1=Chapin | first1=KJ | last2=Hebets | first2=EA | year=2016 |title=Behavioral ecology of amblypygids |journal=Journal of Arachnology |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=1–14}}</ref> At least some species of Phrynidae hold territories that they defend from other individuals.<ref>{{Cite journal | author1=Chapin KJ | author2=Hill-Lindsay S | year=2015 | title=Territoriality evidenced by asymmetric intruder-holder motivation in an amblypygid | journal=[[Behavioural Processes]] | volume=122 | pages=110–115}}</ref><eod>