Some live in intertidal areas among the rocks and vegetation. Some invade homes and may even be found among books and clothing in closets. Others occur in ant nests and beehives. Most are relatively resistant to desiccation. It is one of a few animals that can back up as well as it goes forward.
Pseudoscorpions remain immobile for a short period.
Pseudoscorpions more completely consume their prey than spiders, etc. They leave hardly a trace of their prey. The chelicerae also contain glands that secrete a silk similar to that of spiders. They do not require frequent, regular meals. Mating rituals vary in technical difficulty, but generally begin with a complicated courtship dance ending their retiring way of life.