from Latin spider phalanx translated as "running away from the sun."In different countries, this land animal is called differently - camel, bihorka, solpuga scorpion wind.This type is most common in hot and warm countries of Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Spider phalanx - a rather large arthropod, it can reach a length of 70 millimeters.The animal has a sandy-yellow, brown, whitish color.His body is divided into three sections - the abdomen, chest and head.This is a distinguishing feature of this type of spider.The head is quite large and convex.The chest is divided into three segments.The abdomen consists of nine or ten segments.Department attached to the head, three pairs of limbs.They correspond to the two pairs of jaws and mandibles.The remaining segments are attached to the three thoracic segments.The first pair of legs, facing forward, located at the front edge of the head.On the functions it complies with mandibles called chelicerae.These mouth parts are quite large, with powerful claws and swollen main segments.The shape of the front legs resemble thick large claws.Their role is to entrainment and shredding food.The second and third pair of segments (pedipalps) resembles tentacles that operate as walking legs.Hind legs much longer than the others.Below, in their basins, there are five pairs of original (pendants).Their functions are not able to reliably determine.It is believed that it senses.Pedipalps, legs and chelicerae head covered with a powerful shield.Eye tubercle with two prominent pupils is on the leading edge of the head shield.
Representatives of the variety of spiders can be found in dry areas (Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, Greece, Northern Caucasus, Spain, Central Asia, the Crimea, Lower Volga region).These animals are the natural predators, so they go out to hunt mainly at night.They eat a variety of insects and small arthropods: beetles, termites, woodlice and lizards.Attacking their prey, spiders emit a sharp beep to intimidate the enemy.Some individuals are so maneuverable that they can overcome the scorpion.Arthropods capable of a speed exceeding 16 km / h.Happy phalanx spider hiding in the shelter - be it burrows of rodents and other animals.And its location arthropod changes every night.However, see the phalanx is not so difficult.It is necessary to dissolve a large fire, and he will come running sopulga to bright light.
Spider phalanx differs voracity and indiscriminate eating habits, especially fertilized females.Mating occurs at night.During mating, the female is so inert that males have to drag it behind him.Fertilization is carried spermatofornym way.Phalanx male releases kleykoobraznuyu fluid containing sperm, and then, with the help of the chelicerae, it picks up and sends to the genital pore spider.After copulation the female becomes very active.After a certain time after the absorption of food, she lays her eggs in a shallow pit.The adult can be played from 40 to 200 larvae.After two or three weeks, the young are born spiders.First, they are inactive, devoid of hair and segmentation, and covered with a transparent thin shell.Three weeks later molt begins, covers dismembered and harden.With the advent of the spider hairs phalanx can move.The female is near the calves and bring them food until such time as the kids do not get stronger.
spiders no poison glands.Nevertheless, its bite can cause serious consequences for the person.Large specimens can easily bite through human skin.So as chelicerae are rotting food debris with a bite, they can get into the wound and cause inflammation.Therefore, when a phalanx attack the damaged area should be treated with an antiseptic solution.In 1992 the animal was made in the Red Book.
