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johnman Grand Junction, CO Jun 23, 2009

Here is the top view. He/she is quite the hairy thing.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 23, 2009

This is an arachnid in the family Solpugidae (sometimes spelled Solfugidae); commonly called sun spiders, camel spiders, wind spiders, etc. - see http://tinyurl.com/l2rs3l for an example. They are active hunters of other arthropods, overpowering their prey by sheer physical force, as they apparently lack venom. Large ones could give you a painful nip if you handled them carelessly, but they otherwise are harmless.

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