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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 ).
Galeodes arabs is one of the larger species of camel spider and can reach a length of about 15 centimetres (5.9 in). They have large, powerful jaws, reaching one-third of their body length. They are nocturnal. They can reach a speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).
Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders" or "sprickets"), [2] and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā . [ 3 ]
Paragaleodes is a genus of galeodid camel spiders (solifuges), first described by Karl Kraepelin in 1899. [1] Species.
Rhagodessa is a genus of rhagodid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933. [1] Species
Solpuga is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein in 1796. [1] Species
Gylippus is a genus of gylippid camel spiders, first described by Eugène Simon in 1879. [1] Species
Ammotrechella is a genus of ammotrechid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1934. [1] Species