Solifugid From Hell!
Category: Insects | Date: Dec 10 2008 | By: tumaren
Solifugids aren’t from hell folks, it just makes a catchy headline. The other day this guy (2.5″ across) roared into our tent. Solifugids or Sun Spiders as they are commonly called move at high speed. They are nocturnal predators of small insects (this post is in the insect category but i realize that solifugids are not insects but arachnids) and when this fellow came into our tent he was likely hunting under the plastic ground fly. Read more about what these guys are all about on Wikipedia below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
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4 Responses to “Solifugid From Hell!”
Christine C., on 10 Dec 2008
Oh brother, that thing will give me nightmares! Ha, and it is called “sun” spider despite its nocturnal tendencies!
tumaren, on 10 Dec 2008
once again , bad common name decision.
Dino, on 10 Dec 2008
Hi - lovely picture of the solifugid. While I agree that they can look rather menacing, they are not poisonous (though they do have fangs) and you have to admire their tenacity - on a trip once I had one wriggling into my hair that I had to flick away several times before it finally got the message that he wasn’t welcome!
tumaren, on 11 Dec 2008
Hi dino, good to hear from you. Are you still hukooo, Harvard? Hope your well. have you ever tested these guys bite as an experiment. always wondered how much pain they might be able to inflict. How ’bout Baboon Spider? Best from Laikipia. jc
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