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koyote2033
I see others saying camel, but I think out here they're called "sun spiders" usually. I get small ones very occasionally further north into California a bit too
hetherweaversmagic
That's a fuck no
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
Harmless, non-venomous pest control worker. Arachnid but not a true spider.
DesolateMirror
Cute.
KainLamond
If you make them mad they rub their face hand pincers and make warning sounds, they also put their arms up like a spider.
But mostly they will just search inside your boot of pant leg for bugs, maybe give a love pinch, but that's about it
SwissScars
If you leave out a plate of mashed flies, with bloody gravy (your blood will be fine) you'll have a friend for life...maybe not a very long life.
PhloydPhan
That is a Central Mexican Nope.
ZK383
AAACk!! Camel spider! it's what God made M16s for!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae they're fast as all get out, and they try to stay in the shade of people or camels, that's why they have such a reputation. I'm not serious about shooting them but Damn! them and giant centipedes just twist my PTSD up.
gjallarhorn117
Looks like a camel spider to me. I am also wrong pretty often, so maybe do a reverse image search on it as well.
wildwestpb
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlZnNzZ3Myd2dsMTc3Y2I4ZHh2eWw0YnF4azVyNnFyZ3NvdmF1MXVsNiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/U56VoSyFD8MFcie2k8/giphy.mp4
DulothX
Camel Spider AKA Wind Scorpion. Large non-venomous bug. Bites hurt, but can't kill you unless you're a bug or a bird. The absolute biggest ones can be upwards of a foot long, but even they can't kill an adult human.
duoplicity
Just to update you on the lore, the absolute biggest ones are only about half that if including leg span: https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-too-many-camel-spider
You are correct on the rest but just to add here, they are not aggressive with humans and larger mammals like cats/dogs, etc. They have to be provoked to bite these (see videos on YouTube).
DulothX
The largest one ever seen was supposedly -just- shy of a foot long. But yeah, you're not gonna see one of those, and if you did, it'd be a world record holder.
duoplicity
Do you have a viable link to that foot-long specimen?
TheCaptnemo
Looks like a sun spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
TheCaptnemo
They are arachnids but separate from scorpions or true spiders.
PutItInNeutral
I know of three interchangeable names for this arachnid. A sun spider, a wind scorpion, and a camel spider. We have these in Colorado, but I haven't seen one in years.
CloseupCaptionReaction
Have you looked behind you? Have you checked between the sheets at the foot end?
PutItInNeutral
I caught a couple of them and kept thrm as pets. They like to eat roly polies.