#wind scorpions

[chimerarachnid]

Just a busy, little furry friend very hard at work.

[ratbugs]

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 !!

[this-great-world]

A solifuge, frequently called camel spiders, sun spiders, or wind scorpions

[spid3rs0up]

New arachnid names

Explaining all the different arachnids to people can be really awkward because 90% of their common names are ___ spider or ___ scorpion. No wonder people have an issue with assuming every arachnid is a spider. And using scientific names is awkward in its own way and I'm still trying to memorise alot of them. So going through all the arachnids is like.. What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a camel spider. It is not a camel or a spider. What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a whip scorpion. It is not a whip or a scorpion What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a whip spider. It is not a whip or a spider. What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a psuedo scorpion. It is not fake or a scorpion What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a horseshoe crab. It is not a crab or a horseshoe What kind of a fucking bug is this? This is a tick spider. It is not a tick or a spider.

They all need better alternative common names like Vinegaroon for whip scorpions. Why are solifugae sun spiders or camel spiders or wind scorpions. How does it have 3 separate common names, all implying it's a different arachnid??? The scientific name is a lil awkward for me to say but you could take its meaning and turn that into Sun Runners. That sounds cool, easy to say, it describes what they do. Sun runners is awesome actually, I'm using that now.

my other dyslexia friendly suggestions: Whip spiders/Tailless Whip Scorpions(Amblypygi) -> whipper-snippers fuck that's actually a good one too... Psuedoscorpions(Pseudoscorpiones) -> True Scorpions

Hooded tick spiders(Ricinulei) -> Rice-balls

[snototter]

A striped feather-legged solifuge (Solpugiba lineata) in Karatu, Tanzania

by erica_onnis

[jenfoundabug]

Solifuges (aka wind scorpions, sun spiders, or camel spiders) are such an underappreciated order of arachnids. Neither spiders nor scorpions, they're notoriously difficult to study since they don't do well in captivity and they hide very well in the wild. Also they are super fast. But don't let their double bitey mouth scare you - solifuges are non venomous and pose little risk to humans.

[bumblechub]

today's drawing is another bit of mimicry-trickery...

the spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) has an appendage on its tail that REMARKABLY mimics an arachnid. it even jitters it in a little figure-eight to copy the movements. to me, it looks kind of like a solifuge? which are found in almost all desert biomes.

in reality, they use their tails to lure in birds to eat, but I think it's just as likely they could lure in a lovestruck fool...😅😍

[snototter]

A solifuge of the genus Rhagodima in Tamil Nadu, India

by deepakdeshpande