Camel Spiders

Despite the name it is known by, a camel spider is not a spider at all. Actually a camel spider belongs to the class Arachnida and is a solifugae. Here is some more interesting information on the camel spider.
Comments on article "Camel Spiders"
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ralph this article wasn't helpful at all..I am doing a school project and need to know the enemies of the camel spider..this article did not name the first one...geez, thanks!... 12/2/2009
Terryu My name is terry and I live in central Oregon a friend of mine works at a reirement home in a town called maupin and I killed what I thought was a spider but when I looked online I found out it was a camel spider are there any reports of them in this region? 7/11/2009
destiny daniel they don't look that big on the cpmputer but arre they? i would like to see a nice sized one 3/20/2009
Jonathan Grove Also, camel spiders are often referred to as "wind scorpions" because they are more closely related to scorpions than spiders. 12/11/2008
Jonathan Grove Many soldiers claim to have been chased by camel spiders. However, the camel spiders were most likely trying to stay in their shadow. If you walk by a building the camel spider will most likely retreat under it. 12/11/2008
AJ Marsden what is their life cycle 11/7/2007
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