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blucanaryintheoutlet submitted:

I found this weird… critter while I was going for a walk at night in Southern California. They appeared blind, and only responded to me poking them. Any clue as to what it is or who may know?

P.S. you’re my favorite artist I love you

oh hello this is a solifugid ! theyre known as camel spiders or wind scorpions, but theyre not actually either of those things – theyre ground dwelling hunters that dont spin webs or sting and mostly feed on whatever small things theyre quick enough to catch with a 10 mph running speed ( a bunch )

they live mainly in desert areas and are mostly nocturnal ( and the order name solifugae means ‘those that flee from the sun’ ) but not always ! theres a bunch of species thatre found everywhere but antarctica and australia, and as none of them have been found to have a venomous bite, the worst they can really do is give you a sharp nip if you try to pick em up

its yoshi night though so i cant legally post this without making a compromise

thank you