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Can anyone tell me what exactly this is

I know that he is eating about a 2" long locus/grasshopper.

this thing has 8 legs and what appears to be two antennas but they are mounted under his body, he has 2 pairs of ant jaws, which are mounted vertical not horizontal like an ant.

Due to his legs I am guessing it is an arachnid but I would like to know exactly what this is.

TIA
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-nick · Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 2699 Location: Cambridge, MA

Something to run away from

Good luck, lol.
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Lizard · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

well I dont see any fangs, so I doubt it could really do any damage, and so far I havent seen any traveling in packs.
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!tom · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

It's a bug.

Actually, a bug eating another bug.

Sure doesn't look like it's from around here though!
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pocketscience · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

Time to clean your interior methinks... some napalm outta do it...!
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Mean Ass Spider.
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rkn · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 176 Location: Copenhagen

Sweet mama, is that thing sitting in your car? This makes me glad I live in Scandinavia.

I am no expert on spiders, but I am a biologist, and she looks a lot like a camel spider (actually not a real spider, but it is an arachnid). I am a bit confused about your location, because I thought these were only found further south, but I could very well be wrong.

Huge mouth parts (chelicerae) and huge "antennas" (pedipalps) These are actually not antennas - arachnids don't have them. The pedipalps are the long set in the front, so the front pair of legs (just behind the pedipalps) actually looks quite small...

Now we just sit back and wait for the board's entomologist to tell me I'm way off...

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koolkarateguy · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject:

Time to move east !!! I've never seen anything like that on this coast !!

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rkn · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 176 Location: Copenhagen

I just googled an image of a camel spider (or sun spider). Is this the gal do you think?

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PORSCHEV · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

Lizard is working in mexico..... thats not a spider from canada

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924aussie · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject:

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

well i'll tell ya what it is...its a damn ugly bug...i hope you killed it right on after you took its picture.
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Lizard · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:30 am Post subject:

actually we kept it in a box and we have been trying to find a scorpian to have a duel with lol

yah I found out it is a sun spider or wind scorpian shortly after and that it is completely harmless as it has no venom, but I think it would hurt to be bitten by it.
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koolkarateguy · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:11 am Post subject:

!tom · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:55 pm Post subject: