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Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera . Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones) nor true spiders (order Araneae ).
Xenotrecha is a monotypic genus of ammotrechid camel spiders.The first description of this species was of a female specimen, collected by and named after Georg Hübner, and examined by Karl Kraepelin in 1899. [1]
Scorpions, spiders and pseudoscorpions secrete venom from specialized glands to kill prey or defend themselves. [29] Their venom also contains pre-digestive enzymes that helps breaking down the prey. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The saliva of ticks contains anticoagulants and anticomplements, and several species produce a neurotoxin .
“This is one of the few species of spider that can be dangerous to people,” says Potzler. “There are approximately 2,200 bites reported each year, but there has not been a death related to a ...
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The spider book: A manual for the study of the spiders and their near relatives, the scorpions, pseudoscorpions, whip-scorpions, harvestmen, and other members of the class arachnida, found in America North of Mexico, with analytical keys for their clas...
“In general, spiders will bite only if they can’t get away from you, or are protecting their babies and don’t want to leave the babies behind, and/or they are being crushed or otherwise hurt ...
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