Apr 28, 2025
Just a busy, little furry friend very hard at work.
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Just a busy, little furry friend very hard at work.
Here's a video of Ve'nari eating a cricket (already thoroughly chewed)
Solifuges have crazy chelicerae. They are not venomous, and thus rely on pure force to kill their prey. Here is a gif showing their chewing mechanism.
Indian sun spider (aka camel spider aka wind scorpion), Rhagodima nigrocincta, Solifugae
Despite the many common names, these arachnids are neither true spiders or scorpions, but rather belong to their own order, Solifugae, aka the solifuges.
Photographed in India by harshithjv
some love for the lovely solifuges !!
galeodes araneoides
Galeodes araneoides from Иловлинский р-н, Волгоградская обл., Россия on June 20, 2013 at 01:36 PM by Arseniy T
chelypus lennoxae (a species of teddybear solifuge 🐻)
Chelypus lennoxae from 50 km North of Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape on November 13, 2020 at 12:00 AM by Alex Rebelo. with Enviro-Insight
galeodes fumigatus
Galeodes fumigatus from Repetek, Turkmenistan on June 3, 2019 at 11:13 PM by James Eaton
eremobates tuberculatus
Eremobates tuberculatus from Spring Valley, CA, USA on May 20, 2023 at 11:00 PM by Toby. Crossing trail in Eriogonum-Artemisia shrubland at
chelypus hirsti
Common Moleroman from Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana on June 6, 2014 at 12:28 PM by Heinrich Human
rhagodorta zorab
Rhagodorta zorab in May 2025 by Kian
hooray for solifuges !!
FEAR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Ramona Grasslands, CA — March 2026
Did you know that scorpions are fluorescent? It's true! We went on a night hike and were using a UV flashlight to hopefully find some cool desert creatures, and we did not find any regular scorpions, but we did run across this very silly little wind scorpion/camel spider instead. Look at those goofy little eyes. What a strange beafst.
He's called the teddybear solifuge :3
and he is very cutes
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Camel spiders might look like nightmare fuel on eight legs, but they’re not spiders or scorpions. They’re solifuges, a whole different branch of arachnids.
They don’t have venom, though they can leave a mark if they feel threatened, and they can sprint up to 10 miles per hour. People often think they’re chasing them, but really, they’re just trying to escape the sun and your shadow is prime desert real estate.
They’re not hunting you, they’re just trying to shade a few seconds off their commute.