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Sun Spider

Solifugae

Photo by JudyCrawford
Published on Project Noah
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33.6037, -114.217

Field Notes

Habitat:

Desert; semi-desert; scrub

Notes:

This one's body is about 1-1/2 inches long.
Also known as Wind Scorpion and Camel Spider

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Solifugae

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Comments (1)
craigwilliams
Wow! Never seen anything like it. Thanks for the education!

Spotted for Missions

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International Spider Survey
Mission
BioBlitz: Saguaro National Park
Photographed
PublishedOctober 20, 2011

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