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Juvenile Amblypygid, aka tailless whip scorpion. These arachnids look intimidating, but are completely harmless unless you're a moth or a cricket (Heterophrynus elaphus, Peruvian Amazon).

Adult Amblypygid (Heterophrynus elaphus). Note the small cluster of moth wing scales on its raptorial pedipalps, near the lower right - perhaps a moth was its last meal. (Peruvian Amazon)

Heterophrynus elaphus, detail of bug-grabber raptorial pedipalps (Peruvian Amazon).