Solifugae
Solifugae (windscorpions; subphylum Chelicerata, class Arachnida) Order of arachnids in which the prosoma is divided into a proterosoma and two free segments. The
abdomen is constricted,
anteriad, and the entire body is covered with long, sensory hairs. The
chelicerae are much enlarged,
chelate, and armed with teeth. The
pedipalps are leg-like, and their
tarsi, as well as the tarsi of the first pair of walking legs, contain
sensilla ampullacea. The carapace bears a large pair of median eyes and there may be vestiges of lateral eyes. The terminal segment of the last pair of walking legs bears
racquet organs which contain sensory nerve endings. The tracheal system resembles that of the
Insecta rather than Arachnida. Windscorpions have complex courtship behaviour, seemingly more advanced than that of scorpions but less advanced than that of spiders. Most species are crepuscular or nocturnal, and although none has specialized digging structures most of them construct burrows, and may aggregate in areas of high prey density, prey being caught by chase or ambush. Of the 800 or so species, six are found in Europe. Most, being desert-dwellers, are found in India, the W. Indies, western USA, and northern Mexico.
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Ultrastructure of male genital system and spermatozoa of a Mexican camel-spider of the Eremobates pallipes species group (Arachnida, Solifugae).
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT. The male genital system of Solifugae is divided into three different parts...testes or the vasa deferentia. Keywords: Solifugae, genital system, sperm cell, systematics...Most camel-spiders (Arachnida, Solifugae), also called sunspiders or wind...
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An annotated checklist of continental North American solifugae with type depositories, abundance, and notes on their zoogeography.
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT. A checklist of North American solifugae is presented along with their type localities...isolate the present systematic state of the Solifugae of North America as well as including...citing each species. Twelve families of Solifugae are found worldwide, two of them in...
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Description and ecology of a new solifuge from Brazilian Amazonia (arachnida, solifugae, mummuciidae).(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...foram investigadas quanto a presenca de Solifugae por meio de armadilhas "pitfall...floresta Amazonica. Esta nova especie de Solifugae e descrita aqui e e a setima do territerio...The arachnid order Solifugae is distributed over the Americas, Africa...
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Three new species of solifugae from North America and a description of the female of Branchia brevis (Arachnida, Solifugae).
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT. Three new species of Solifugae are described: Eremobates paleta from Mexico, is a member of the Eremobates scaber species group; Eremobates inkopaensis from...
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Biology of Galeodes caspius subfuscus (Solifugae, Galeodidae).(SHORT COMMUNICATION)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Arachnology; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT. This study reports on some observations on the biology of the Central Asian solifuge, Galeodes caspius subfilscus Birula 1937. Solifuges were active only during summer months. At other times, they were found in burrows located in sandy soils on southeast facing slopes. They were strictly
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Data on genetics detailed by researchers at Portland State University.
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly; 9/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...mitochondrial genomes from the arachnid order Solifugae (the camel spiders or wind scorpions...translocations occurred after the divergence of Solifugae from other arachnid lineages. All 22...mitochondrial genomes from two families of Solifugae (Arthropoda: Chelicerata): Eremobatidae...
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Spider killed my dog; Horror houseguest: Lorraine Griffiths has turned over her daughter's bedroom looking for the spider she thinks killed Bella, right.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...to six inches long, belongs to a group of arachnids called solifugae. It can run at up to 10mph and feeds on insects and small...They are not true spiders, but a type of arachnid called solifugae, from the Latin 'those that flee from the sun'
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Invalided out of Iraq ... by a deadly enemy with 10 legs; War wound: Graeme Boyd shows off the scars left by the camel spider, above.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...is not actually a spider but a member of thearachnid order solifugae, which means 'those who flee from the sun'. The species...but the wounds they leave are large and prone toinfection. Solifugae are mainly nocturnal and hide in shade during the day, hence...
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Arachnologist.(Paula E. Cushing)(Interview)
Magazine article from: The Science Teacher; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...groups of animals. For example, I study the evolutionary relationships among different species of camel spiders in the order Solifugae. I also study the evolutionary ecology of tiny spiders that live symbiotically inside the nest chambers of an ant species...
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Observations on the diet composition of the gray shrew Notiosorex crawfordi (Insectivora), including interactions with large arthropods.
Magazine article from: The Texas Journal of Science; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...traps used to capture large arthropods including theraphosid spiders (Orthognatha, Aphonopelina hentzi), wind scorpions (Solifugae, Eremobatidae, Eremobates sp.), scorpions (Scorpiones, Buthidae, Vaejovidae), whipscorpions (Uropygi, Thelyphonidae...
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Solifugae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Solifugae ( windscorpions ; subphylum Chelicerata , class Arachnida ) Order of arachnids in which the prosoma is divided into a proterosoma...
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pedipalps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...prosoma . They have become walking legs, or true palps, in those arachnids that have large chelicerae ( Araneae , Palpigradi , Solifugae , and many Opiliones and mites). In orders with small chelicerae ( Scorpiones , Amblypygi , Uropygi , and Pseudoscorpiones...
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sensilla ampullacea
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
sensilla ampullacea In some Arachnida (e.g. Solifugae ), pits bearing short, sensory hairs.
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windscorpions
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
windscorpions See SOLIFUGAE .
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racquet organ
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
racquet organ ( malleolus ) In Solifugae , a sensory organ on the ventral surface of the fourth pair of legs, somewhat resembling a tennis racquet.
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