Common name: camel spiders/wind scorpions/sun spiders
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Dromopoda
Order: Solifugae
Photo credit: D. Mahamuni
Photo shot at: Nearby Porunai hostel, BDU
Common name: camel spiders, wind scorpions,sun spiders
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Dromopoda
Order: Solifugae
Photo credit: B. S. Karthikeyan
Photo shot at: Lobby of Mahatma Gandhi-Doerenkamp Center, BDU
Description: There are almost 1000 species found in order Solifugae classified with the common name wind scorpion. They are straight-faced solifugids are characterized by their distinctive, vertically curved jaws. Unlike other scorpions, they are only able to walk on three pairs of legs, using their slender first pair as sensor organs. Though many people wrongly consider these nocturnal wind scorpions venomous, they lack venom sacks. They are, however, capable of inflicting a painful bite. Like spiders, males are generally smaller and have longer legs. Straight-Face Solifugids only live up to one year.