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Camel Spider Appearance and BehaviorĪ camel spider is tan and dark brown in color with small hairs on its body. Galeodes arab, Galeodes caspius, Galeodes granti, and Paragaleodes are just a few examples. There are more than 1,000 species of this spider. But the name has stuck with it despite the busted myth, making the name camel spider a bit misleading. This creature got its name based on the myth that it eats the insides of a camel’s stomach. Solpugid is the Latin word for ‘sun spider.’ This animal goes by a few other names including wind scorpion, sun spider, and the Egyptian Giant solpugid. The camel spider belongs to the Solpugidae family and the class Arachnida. Camel spiders are not venomous, but their bite is very painful.Not surprisingly, the ‘giant camel spider’ is one of the biggest. These animals are nocturnal hunters and avoid going out in the day because of the intense heat.Females lay from 50 to 200 eggs and remain in the burrow with them until they hatch unless she didn’t store enough fat and starves.
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Camel spiders are solitary animals, except for mating.The bite of this creature is very painful to humans. This animal is a carnivore that eats rodents, small birds, insects, and lizards. They live in dry climates like deserts and scrublands. The camel spider lives in the Middle East, Mexico, and the southwestern area of the United States. Camel spiders can move as fast as 10 miles per hour!