Is the Iraqi Camel Spider a Spider?
Iraqi camel spiders are surrounded by a number of misnomers, including camel spider, wind spider, wind scorpion, or sun spider. Despite these names, it is not a spider nor a scorpion. It is an arachnid from the order of Solifugida and not from the order of Araneae that has spiders, nor from Scorpiones that has scorpions. It therefore is in desperate need of a new name, because none of the current ones are accurate.
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Snopes has a great site that lists the various myths about the camel spider and tells the truth about each one if you wish to know more information about these solifugae.