The creature – which has a two-tone body, scorpion-like pincers and wiry legs – may be the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but at just 2-3mm long, it fortunately doesn’t pose a threat to humanity.

In fact, the critter was found living quietly under deadwood at Sweet Briar Marshes near the A140.

The marshland where the new species was discovered (Image: Norfolk Wildlife Trust)

Members of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society made the discovery in October.

It is the first time this species of pseudoscorpion – identified as an Allochernes wideri – has been........

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