CAMEL SPIDER

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CAMEL SPIDER
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WHY IS IT CALLED A CAMEL SPIDER?

• IT LIVES IN ALL DESERTS IN THE EASTERN AND
  WESTERN HEMISPHERE

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PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

• GROWS UP TO 6 INCHES LONG
• BROWN COLOR
• HAIRY LEGS AND BODY
• 8 LEGS BUT ONLY USES 3
• RUNS 10 M.P.H.
• JUMPS UP TO 3 FT.

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WHAT DO THEY EAT?

• LIZARDS
• BEETLES
• SCORPIONS
• TERMITES
• OTHER INSECTS

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POISONOUS OR NOT ?

• NO VENOM
• PAINFUL BITE
• NEEDS TO BE TREATED BY DOCTOR FOR INFECTION
  IMMEDIATLEY

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WHERE DOES IT LIVE?

• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.
• SOUTH AFRICA
• MEXICO
• ALL DESERTS EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA
• MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES

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SHELTER/HOME

• HOT
• DRY
• SANDY
• DIG HOLES AND BURROWS TO SLEEP
• HUNT AT NIGHT(NOCTURNAL)
• DISLIKE COLD WEATHER

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WHAT TYPE OF INSECT IS IT ?

• IT IS A SOLPUGIDS WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE
  ARACHNIDA CLASS.
• TOTAL OF 900 DIFFERENT SPECIES
• IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE WIND SCORPION,SUN SPIDER
  AND WIND SPIDER

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PARENTING

• THE FEMALE CARRIES 50 TO 200 EGGS AND WILL LAY
  THEM IN A BURROW UNTIL THEY HATCH.

• THE MALE WILL GUARD THE BURROW UNTIL HATCH TIME
  DURING THE SPRING DUE TO THE RAIN.

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GROWS UP TO 6 INCHES AND CAN RUN UP TO 10 M.P.H.
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REFRENCES

• WWW.CAMEL-SPIDERS.NET
• WWW.BADSPIDERBITES.COM
• WWW.BUCKSTIX.COM/CAMELSPIDER.HTM
• WWW.CAMELSPIDER.NET
• EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/CAMEL_SPIDER