Solifugae
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- AKA: Camel Spider.
- See: Arthropod, Arizona, Carl Jakob Sundevall, Order (Biology), Animals, Arachnid, Species, Genus, Scorpion, Spider, Araneae, Dry Climate.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae Retrieved:2024-6-7.
- Solifugae is an order of animals in the class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera. Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones) nor true spiders (order Araneae). Most species of Solifugae live in dry climates and feed opportunistically on ground-dwelling arthropods and other small animals. The largest species grow to a length of , including legs. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of the Solifugae, and their potential danger to humans, which is negligible.