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Photo by LaurenMoreno
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange & gray spider type thing

Habitat:

Southern Arizona

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John La Salle
These are variously known as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae I think this one is in the family Solpugidae These are very fast - so nice getting a picture.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2012

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