Solifugae (Wind Scorpions or Camel Spiders)

Picture ID 9446

Submitted by:
elizabethdpeters
Submitted: Apr 13, 2018
Photographed: Apr 13, 2018
Spider: Solifugae (Wind Scorpions or Camel Spiders)
Location: Odessa, Texas, United States
Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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Elizabethdpeters

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April 13, 2018 4:29 pm

Obviously this is the spider dead. Please help!

April 13, 2018 7:45 pm

Is the image of the underside?

April 13, 2018 7:57 pm

My guess is that it’s in the order of Solifugae. When I examined the image, I wondered if I was looking at a spider, cricket or scorpion. After I read this article https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae I thought this could be on the right track.

Entomologist_97

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April 13, 2018 8:15 pm

This is a camel spider

BugmanDan

April 13, 2018 8:43 pm

Hi,and welcome to the site. Yes this is a solfugid. These arachnids are no dangerous, they produce no venom or poison. Worst case is they can give a good pinch if grabbed in the hand or mishandled.
AKA sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. I will suggest one of 15 species of Ermobates genus endemic to western US.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/198075/bgimage