Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera. …

Mar 30, 2024 · The solifugae is a distinctive order within the class Arachnida. They are also called camel spiders, sun spiders, scorpion carriers, wind scorpions, or solifuges. Despite their …

Dec 17, 2014 · The camel spider is of the order Solifugae, which is Latin for “those who flee from the sun,” according to the National Science Foundation (NSF). There are more than 150 …

Solifuges vary from a few millimeters to 10 centimeters in length and look superficially like stout, hairy, fast-running spiders with an extra pair of legs (leg-like, sensory pedipalps, held out in …

Few desert animals are as perplexing or alien-looking as the solifuge. Just like the terrifying human outlaws of the Old West, the arachnids of the order Solifugae go by many an alias: …

The site provides information about the biology, taxonomy, and distribution of arachnids contained in the order Solifugae, commonly called “camel spiders.” It is our hope that this site will …

Spanning over a century, the works of solifuge researchers in taxonomy and systematics have described 15 families in this order of arachnids along with various fossilized extinct lineages. …

Jan 18, 2025 · Sunspider, (order Solifugae), any of more than 1,000 species of the arthropod class Arachnida whose common name refers to their habitation of hot dry regions as well as to …

Solifuges are solitary, have no venom glands and are not a threat to people although they are very aggressive and fast moving and can inflict a painful bite. The name of the solifuge …

Solifugae Also known as camel spiders, sun spiders, and solifuges, among other names, these nocturnal, fast-running hunters are notable for their large chelicerae. They occur mostly in arid …