Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, wind scorpions, and jerrymanders. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera.
Solifuge in Trinidad, Colorado, July 2026
Solifuge eyes with bristly setae
Male solifuge in South African veld: The flagella, appearing as large, backward-curling bristles, are visible near the tips of the chelicerae.
Ventral aspect of a solifuge, showing spiracles and malleoli
The subphylum Chelicerata constitutes one of the two major living subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda, alongside Mandibulata. Chelicerates include the sea spiders, horseshoe crabs, and arachnids, as
Solifugae
…Solifugae Temporal range: Solifuge from Colorado Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Solifugae Sundevall, 1833 Families See text Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel…
Female scorpion Vaejovis cashi carrying its young (white)
A microscopic mite Lorryia formosa
Ammothea hilgendorfi 3281
Promegistus armstrongi 335075066