The order Solifugae is a group of arachnids, containing around 900 species. The name derives from Latin, and means those that flee from the sun. The order is also known by the names Solpugida, Solpugides, Solpugae, Galeodea and Mycetophorae. Their common names include wind scorpion, sun spider and camel spider.

Solifugae are not true spiders (which are from a different order, Araneae). Like scorpions and harvestmen, they belong to a distinct arachnid order.

Most Solifugae live in tropical or semitropical regions where they inhabit warm and arid habitats, but some species have been known to live in grassland or forest habitats. The most distinctive feature of Solifugae is their large chelicerae. Each of the two chelicerae are composed of two articles forming a powerful pincer; each article bears a variable number of teeth. Males in all families but Eremobatidae possess a flagellum on the basal article of the chelicera. Solifugae also have long pedipalps, which function as sense organs similar to insects' antennae and give the appearance of the two extra legs. Pedipalps terminate in eversible adhesive organs.

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I wish I had musical talent. I'd start a dark ambient band called... Solifugae (those that flee from the sun)
nanshe_of_nina (nanshe_of_nina) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:51 -0000
I wish I had musical talent. I'd start a dark ambient band called... Solifugae (those that flee from the sun)
@Gelial we're locals. The local term for it is Genizaro, the universal is Solifugae (I think) and the common is madre de alacran
azuldeluna (Kourai Aminoacido) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:06:32 -0000
@Gelial we're locals. The local term for it is Genizaro, the universal is Solifugae (I think) and the common is madre de alacran

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