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Potent venom? On a camel spider? I need to read up on solifugids I guess
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Tarantulas make me happy. :)
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Are you confusing them with Sicarius? I recall reading that Solifugids have no venom glands.
One of my biggest wish list things is a camel spider,
One of the things that attracts me to them is the lack of venom. Whats held me back is their short lifespan.
Its on my list right behind D. diadema and just before Pterinochilus murinus
One of the things that attracts me to them is the lack of venom. Whats held me back is their short lifespan.
Its on my list right behind D. diadema and just before Pterinochilus murinus
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From what I hear they don't do well in captivity, and yeah the lifespan of those and mantids is the only thing holding me back from getting them.
You're looking to get an OBT soon?
Everyone needs at least one!
I find them to be one of the most lovely of arachnids, I realize they have tude and hide, but they are just so damn beautiful.
Its a must have on my list
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Everyone needs at least one!
I find them to be one of the most lovely of arachnids, I realize they have tude and hide, but they are just so damn beautiful.
Its a must have on my list
Mine were hiders up until they hit adult size(about 3.5"), and showed pretty much no attitude until then. But then once they hit that mark, they traded off the hiding for the attitude and were out in the open pretty much all the time. IMO the amongst the most beautiful of the baboons.
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I don't know for sure but this is what comes to my mind when I hear camel spider. The other attached picture I found on google and it is an absolutely horrific wound and I don't know if this is actually a pit viper bite that someone mistook for a camel spider but apparently this hard to look at image is the long term after effects if untreated.
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Camel spiders(Solifugids) don't have venom glands. I don't know if that pic is due to some kind of envenomation for sure, we'd have to see the source, but the kind of venom that causes necrosis is the worst in the Sicarius spiders(related to the Recluse spiders, which have a similar venom). Only a few arachnids have serious necrotic venom. And could be what you said, a snake bite.
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What did I miss? Pitter patter of tiny feet on their wayT's make me happy but I'm selling all my collection cause something is going to make me more happy
?If a Solifugid caused that wound, it would be the result of necrotizing bacteria on its chelicerae rather than a venom. As micheldied says, they lack venom glands. Any puncture wound is potentially serious. Cats aren't venomous, but a cat bite is a serious injury due to the introduction of bacteria into an open wound.
Perfectly said,
Thats not to say the camel spiders can't deliver a nasty painful bite, they can, but definitely no venom, those horror stories are circulated and folks will swear by them, bottom line is they are just urban legends.
