Solifugae (Wind Scorpions or Camel Spiders)

Picture ID 13907

Picture of unidentified spider - Dorsal
  • Submitted by: 
    rforand11
  • Submitted: May 17, 2018
  • Photographed: May 17, 2018
  • Spider: Solifugae (Wind Scorpions or Camel Spiders)
  • Location: Tucson , Arizona, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Camel Spider/Wind Scorpion (Solifugae, which is an arachnid but neither a spider nor a scorpion). They’re not venomous but can bite in self defense.

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