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Galeodes arabs (Egyptian giant solpugid, camel spider)
| Subject: | Galeodes arabs (Egyptian giant solpugid, camel spider)
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Description
English: Galeodes arabs from Lybia on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Date 5 August 2014
Author Hectonichus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hectonichus
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galeodidae_-_Galeodes_arabs.JPG
Galeodes arabs, common name Egyptian Giant Solpugid or Camel Spider, is a species of solifuges or sun spiders. Galeodes arabs can reach a length of about 15 centimetres. They show large, powerful jaws, reaching one-third of their body length. These fast running nocturnal predator spiders can reach a speed of 10 miles per hour. They are not venomous, but their bite is painful. They catch insects, small rodents and lizards. Order: Solifugae, Family: Galeodidae, Genus: Galeodes, Species: Galeodes arabs C. L. Koch, 1842. |
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