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Opiliones
Spotted on Jun 26, 2014
Submitted on Jun 27, 2014
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This is a harvestman, (Opiliones) an arachnid easily mistaken for a spider. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvestmen
A camel spider (Solifugae) is an entirely different arachnid, sharing the feature of having eight legs. It also is not a spider. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
This photograph shows a specimen with a leg missing, this is common.
Isn't that a camel spider ?