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Camel Spider - Solifugid

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The Solifugids/solpugids (sun spiders, camel spiders, child of Earth Spiders, wind scorpions; order Solpugida) are spiderlike and hairy, with two closely placed median eyes. Their most striking characteristic is the enormous size of their chelicerae. These project in front of the head, and each of the pair is composed of two pieces forming a pincer that works in a vertical plane. The pedipalps are leglike, but have a specialized adhesive terminal segment. The pedipalps and the first pair of legs (that have a tactile function) are usually carried above the cephalothorax while the solpugid is standing or running. Solpugids are common in the hot desert regions of the world. These animals cannot be controlled, nor would it be desirable to control them.

Source: The University of Arizona.

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  • ive actually killed one of these,i think,it was big,maybe about 4-5 inches long,i live in pahrump nevada,i dont want to go back to that house anytime soon.creepy critters.

  • Why'd you kill it?

  • how big is he?

  • She was about 6 inches in length

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  • thats no spider. thats a facehugger

  • Game over man! Game over!

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  • I can't sleep anymore hahaha

  • this makes my tummy hurt

  • @vfxmasterorin alien vs. predator. AGREED

  • we lived in an old house very near a mountain in phoenix when i was young. had these all over in the house and they were pretty terrifying to find in your shower with you or climbing up the shirt you just pulled out of your closet.

  • @TravisJohnSmith theraphosa blondi,google it

  • @zog10042

    No. They are spiders. It's an arachnid. Scorpions are viviparous.

  • I JUST KILLED ON OF THESE I THINK ITS A BABY THO I WAS TRYING TO CATCH IT BUT WHEN I TRYED TO IT RAN UNDER THE RIM OF THE JAR AND I SMASHED ITS BACK ANYWAY I WANTED TO KNOW IF THER COMMEN IN THIS AREA I LIVE IN AIRIZONA NEAR MEXICO

  • dont they make a screaming sound when they run?

  • THATS THE SCARIEST FUCKING THING IVE EVER SEEN

  • If I had one as a pet, I'd want it to kill mice and other pest around the house <3

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