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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Windscorpions (Solifugae) » Eremobatidae
Photo#554081
Carnivorous bug found inside
Copyright © 2011 Matthew atkinson

Carnivorous bug found inside
Albuquerque, Bernallilo County, New Mexico, USA
July 21, 2011
Size: 1" body and head
Devoured a small beetle when fed. Has two sets of vertical pinchers in front of mouth.
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Contributed by Matthew atkinson on 29 July, 2011 - 2:41pm
Last updated 19 April, 2013 - 5:26am

Moved
Moved from Windscorpions.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 April, 2013 - 5:26am login or register to post comments

Eremobatidae
This picture and the location is enough to classify this solifugid in the Family: Eremobatidae (Kraepelin 1899). The opisthosoma is fairly plump, which suggests this specimen is a female, but cannot be confirmed unless I saw a photo of its ventral side to look for a mature genital operculum.
… Patrick Casto, 19 April, 2013 - 12:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 August, 2011 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

Thanks!
Wind scorpion it is!

Thanks
… Matthew atkinson, 29 July, 2011 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

You are correct Mark
A Solifugae. Nothing else looks like this, they're interesting critters.
… Natalie Hernandez, 29 July, 2011 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

Pretty sure it's a Solifugae
Looks like a Solifugae or Wind Scorpion even though not a scorpion but a relative. Someone more experienced can probably ID it positively
… Mark Leppin, 29 July, 2011 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

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