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This spider's body was approximately 5cm long, 12cm including legs.
Found in a muddy area after the rains in the Sinai desert.
Its a "Camel Spider" native of Sinai Desert a kind of "Solifugae"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
Looks exactly like the one in the Wildlife of South Sinai book, which also has this to say: "...flat body and long legs that are not perpendicular to its body like other spiders, but angled, which leads to a sideways motion much like a crab. The lightning speed with which this spider moves has been noted by many Bedouins, prompting them to give a special name to this species: beraira." Thanks for uploading your spotting! :-)
Spotted on May 15, 2014
Submitted on May 29, 2014
