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It looks like a mix of scorpion and spider. 4 cm long. Saw it at night. It is a solpugid. The Solifugae are an order of animals in the class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. Family Eremobatidae
Arid area.
Spotted on Apr 9, 2015
Submitted on Apr 10, 2015
4 Comments
Thank you Zack Saavedra for the ID and ineresting info.
This appears to be a solifugid in the family Eremobatidae. The anterior margin of the propeltidium is straight. This distinguishes it from the Ammotrechidae, as the margin is recurved in members of that family.
I can't narrow it down past family level, however. Great picture, by the way. He/she is a fierce one!
Thank you Ashley for the ID and the link.
It is a solpugid, they are an order of arachnid (so it should be removed from the "Insects from Mexico" mission since arachnids aren't insects) :) They are super cool little guys, I love them a lot! Can't help with the ID, but they are in the order Solifugae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae