Solifugae

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Solifugae are a distinctive order of fast-moving, predatory arachnids commonly known as camel spiders or wind scorpions, characterized by large chelicerae and a preference for arid environments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Camel Spiders 1
Solifugae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of arachnids ⓘ
behavior active hunters rather than web builders ⓘ
primarily solitary ⓘ
use speed to capture prey ⓘ
bodyLengthRange from a few millimeters to several centimeters ⓘ
class Arachnida ⓘ
commonName camel spiders ⓘ
sun spiders ⓘ
wind scorpions ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
other arthropods ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
distinguishedFrom true scorpions (order Scorpiones) ⓘ
true spiders (order Araneae) ⓘ
eggLayingSite burrows in soil ⓘ
geographicDistribution Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
parts of India ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fast-moving predators ⓘ
lack of silk production ⓘ
lack of venom glands in most species ⓘ
large chelicerae ⓘ
malleoli (racquet organs) on legs for sensory perception ⓘ
malé flagellum on chelicerae in some families ⓘ
nocturnal or crepuscular activity in many species ⓘ
segmented opisthosoma ⓘ
two-jointed chelicerae capable of powerful biting ⓘ
well-developed pedipalps used for sensory functions ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifeCycleStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
juvenile ⓘ
maximumRunningSpeed high relative to body size ⓘ
misconception often but incorrectly believed to be highly venomous ⓘ
numberOfDescribedSpeciesApproximate more than 1,000 ⓘ
numberOfFamiliesApproximate about 12 ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
reproduction internal fertilization via spermatophore transfer in many species ⓘ
oviparous ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship C. L. Koch, 1842 ⓘ
subphylum Chelicerata ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
typicalHabitat arid environments ⓘ
deserts ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arachnida → includesOrder → Solifugae ⓘ
Brian Krause → appearedIn → Camel Spiders ⓘ
linked to: Solifugae