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Solifugae

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Field Notes

Description:

± 25 mm - Although Solifugae appear to have ten legs, they actually only have eight, as most other arachnids do. Each true leg has seven segments: coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus.

Habitat:

This unknown critter was in my T-SHIRT!!!

Reference Links:

Solifugae, File:Solfugid in veld near Uniondale (Western Cape) 1599.jpg

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
willvanniekerk
Solifuges lack a patella. This one is Solpugidae, subfamily Solpuginae. I don't think it's one of the 'big 3' genera (Solpuga, Zeria, Solpugema), it's not Metasolpuga, Prosolpuga or Zeriassa. It #might# be Solpugiba, but the pedipalps rather long. NB - all the limbs are originally derived a basic leg; if we are to define 'leg' as a limb used for walking, then Solpugidae only have six, as the 1st pair after the pedipalps are not load-bearing, and used as a sensory organ.
Smith Zoo
Sjoe! Ok false alarm! Thanks Johan! I live to die another day then! ;)
Johan Heyns
It not a spider. Dit is 'n Haarskeerder of Rooi Roman. Familie van die mier as ek dit reg het.
Smith Zoo
Please help with ID - as this 'spider' with TEN legs was in my clothes! I'd like to know what would have happened if I got bit... i didn't... but you get the picture ;)

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Insects of the Western Cape

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PublishedSeptember 9, 2013

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