Desert Demon Spider

One thing about living in the desert is that you never know what kind of creature you will find creeping around your house. This morning I found this spider on my garage floor. It was not alive, but still very fresh and very interesting to look at. I'm still new to Arizona, so I wasn't familiar with this kind of spider. I had to look it up. This kind of stuff fascinates me, so I wanted to know more about it. 

It turns out that it is a Desert Spider also known as a camel spider, wind scorpion, sun spider, or solifuge. I can see why it would be called a wind scorpion. At first sight, I wasn't quite sure what it was. They are also very fast (like the wind). Fortunately, these spiders are not venomous. I think I would have been a little more freaked out over having one in my house if they were. 

This spider has some very unique features. One is the coloring. It is almost transparent. The size is pretty amazing too. This one is about 2 inches long. It also has really large jaws and fangs. I've never seen a spider like this before. It is very cool. 

I put the spider on my outdoor bench to take a picture of it. It is not a close up and you can still see how big it is. 







This is a close up. Look at the amazing features. It actually looks like they have 5 pairs of legs, but only the back 4 are actually true legs. 

I turned it over to show the bottom of this spider. Again very fascinating. 





Anyways, I love learning and sharing what I find, so thanks for visiting my blog. I hope that you enjoy these pictures.