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Feisty One
Copyright © 2008 Wayne Derrow

Feisty One
Supprise, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 15, 2008
Size: about 2" long
Found this guy just after dark, pretty aggressive. I've seen what ever this is a couple times before and cant figure out what it is. Have more pictures if they will help.
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Contributed by Wayne Derrow on 15 May, 2008 - 10:52pm
Last updated 16 May, 2008 - 7:01pm

Sulifugid
Also known as 'sun spiders' and 'wind scorpions'.
They're non-venomous, but their bites do hurt!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7570
… Jonas Insinga, 15 May, 2008 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

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