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Scorpions, Whipscorpions and Vinegaroonscould you tell me what that is?
I found this bug in the anza borrego desert. Could you tell me what it is? Also, could you recomment a good field guide for spiders???
thanks.
anja.
Hi Anja,
Your arthropod is a Solpugid, known commonly as Sun Spiders or Wind Scorpions. They are harmless. Sorry, we don’t know of a good Field Guide for exclusively spiders. You might want to contact the Audubon Guide folks and see if they have one in the works.
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