Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Lisbeth]

Is it venomous?

[Richprins]

Not for humans really, it scares people to death!

[Lisbeth]

[Klipspringer]

Nice! One of the creatures that people hate without a reason.
What was it doing? Looks like sitting still?

If you want to get a solifuge identified down to family level, you need to get a very clear shot of the tarsal segmentation of the hind back legs and any of the other legs. Solifugids are placed in a family by counting the tarsal segments!

I hope you know what a tarsal segment is!

[Richprins]

It was hunting, I suppose?

The tarsal segment is there somewhere!

[Lisbeth]

The first part of the leg (tip part)

[Richprins]

A hind leg!

[Richprins]

Medium butterfly, 4cm:




Never closes wings. Nelspruit

I see now....Clouded Flat!

[Klipspringer]

Great, we can see the tarsal segments and assign a family!

Can you please make another crop of the head with the jaws, then I can tell you why it is a male!

Is it venomous?

Lisbeth, they lack venom glands, they capture the prey and have a adhesive device to hold on! Fascinating creatures! Only Solifugae, some groups of mites (Acari) and harvestmen (Opiliones) use their venom-less chelicerae for prey prehension and subjugation. The prey is captured with the chelicerae, often assisted by the pedipalps, which carry a specialized adhesive organ and cage the prey. Solifugae simply immobilize their prey by rapidly crushing it, and swiftly reduce it with alternating chewing motions of the large mobile chelicerae.

[Klipspringer]

Medium butterfly, 4cm:




Never closes wings. Nelspruit

I see now....Clouded Flat!

Your first butterfly ID! Well done!