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Camel Spiders are also called Wind Spiders, Wind Scorpions, Sun Spiders or Solifuges. They are neither spiders nor scorpions but are of a separate, related order Solifugae.

Solifugae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Solifugae are an order of animals in the class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
Egyptian Giant Solpugid (Camel Spider) - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about Egyptian giant solpugids (camel spiders) with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/egyptian-giant-solpugid
Camel Spider - SpiderWorlds

You may have heard about Spiders called the Sun Spider or the Wind Scorpion. However, their popular name is the Camel Spider. Yet the debate continues by experts about them. Are they really Spiders or are the Scorpions? For now they will stay in this classification but future research may cause them to be moved.
http://www.spidersworlds.com/camel-spider/
Camel Spiders: Facts & Myths - Livescience

Camel spiders are not spiders, and they don't eat camels - or people. These arachnids became infamous after the Gulf War.
http://www.livescience.com/40025-camel-spiders-facts.html
BBC - Earth - Inside the Jaws of Camel Spiders

These arachnids' jaws are so big compared to their bodies, scientists use them to identify new species.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150630-inside-the-jaws-of-camel-spiders
15 Arachnophobic Facts About Camel Spiders - Mental Floss

Camel spiders are tricky creatures. These desert arachnids look like they have ten legs, but two of these limbs are really pedipalps, sensors that help them locate prey.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/66467/15-arachnophobic-facts-about-camel-spiders
Absurd Creature of the Week: This Ferocious Arachnid Is Death Wrapped in Mystery - WIRED

Let's meet the camel spiders, 1,000 or so species the world over, creatures wrapped in a layer of mystery in a layer of lore in a layer of straight up murder.
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/absurd-creature-week-ferocious-arachnid-death-wrapped-mystery
Camel Spider - BadSpiderBites

A Camel spider screams while running after and attacking humans, or so the story goes but here are the facts.
http://www.badspiderbites.com/camel-spider/
Camel Spider - Fights, Skin Lesions, Photos and Speedy Attacks

Beneath the alarming appearance of camel spiders lies a harmless and intriguing creature that is not even a spider at all. Find more surprising facts here.
http://www.camelspider.org
Camel Spider Information - Camel-Spiders

A wind spider, a sun spider or a wind scorpion, there're so many names for one creature widely known among the public as a camel spider. The reason for such a definition is just because they are found in desert regions, but it isn't actually a spider or a scorpion, it is a solifugae.
http://www.camel-spiders.net

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Solifugae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Solifugae are an order of animals in the class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
Egyptian Giant Solpugid (Camel Spider) - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about Egyptian giant solpugids (camel spiders) with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/egyptian-giant-solpugid
Camel Spider - SpiderWorlds

You may have heard about Spiders called the Sun Spider or the Wind Scorpion. However, their popular name is the Camel Spider. Yet the debate continues by experts about them. Are they really Spiders or are the Scorpions? For now they will stay in this classification but future research may cause them to be moved.
http://www.spidersworlds.com/camel-spider/
Camel Spiders: Facts & Myths - Livescience

Camel spiders are not spiders, and they don't eat camels - or people. These arachnids became infamous after the Gulf War.
http://www.livescience.com/40025-camel-spiders-facts.html
BBC - Earth - Inside the Jaws of Camel Spiders

These arachnids' jaws are so big compared to their bodies, scientists use them to identify new species.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150630-inside-the-jaws-of-camel-spiders
15 Arachnophobic Facts About Camel Spiders - Mental Floss

Camel spiders are tricky creatures. These desert arachnids look like they have ten legs, but two of these limbs are really pedipalps, sensors that help them locate prey.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/66467/15-arachnophobic-facts-about-camel-spiders
Absurd Creature of the Week: This Ferocious Arachnid Is Death Wrapped in Mystery - WIRED

Let's meet the camel spiders, 1,000 or so species the world over, creatures wrapped in a layer of mystery in a layer of lore in a layer of straight up murder.
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/absurd-creature-week-ferocious-arachnid-death-wrapped-mystery
Camel Spider - BadSpiderBites

A Camel spider screams while running after and attacking humans, or so the story goes but here are the facts.
http://www.badspiderbites.com/camel-spider/
Camel Spider - Fights, Skin Lesions, Photos and Speedy Attacks

Beneath the alarming appearance of camel spiders lies a harmless and intriguing creature that is not even a spider at all. Find more surprising facts here.
http://www.camelspider.org
Camel Spider Information - Camel-Spiders

A wind spider, a sun spider or a wind scorpion, there're so many names for one creature widely known among the public as a camel spider. The reason for such a definition is just because they are found in desert regions, but it isn't actually a spider or a scorpion, it is a solifugae.
http://www.camel-spiders.net

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Camel Spiders

Camel Spiders are also called Wind Spiders, Wind Scorpions, Sun Spiders or Solifuges. They are neither spiders nor scorpions but are of a separate, related order Solifugae.

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