WTF is this spider?

[Hummer]

Good photo.

I've always known them as solifugids. I encounter them around the house and garage a few times every week, spring through fall. The cats will catch and kill them. Solifugids are often aggressive attacking their prey with quadra mandibles. Nasty critters, I don't like them. I don't even like squishing the darn things, but I do just to make sure they don't mutate into something larger than humans.

[wctriumph]

Burt is right, kill it with fire.

[GilpinGuy]

Looks like another good use for the Judge.

[fitz19d]

Yup, I don't do roaches, I can deal with the spider in the OP, but roaches, nope!

Dubia. Not quite like normal roaches someone might think of. Can't fly, climb walls, make noise, nor smell, so pretty painless super easy. Also was making $200 every couple months off them. Were a kinda must have when I had a couple big big lizards and gecko's.

[buffalobo]

You know, now that I think of it these buggars could have value if you bred them. Everyone remember glitter bomb your friend?

Here's the far superior version: Camel spider landmine. We send out USPS Priority media mail with alternatively a Call of Duty or a etsy label on the front, your victim can't wait to excitedly open their gift on their unbirthday, only to see some freaky bug of unknown origin scurry out of the empty box at light speed and disappear into their house. I'd say the long term effect would be much more devastating than glitter...

I will enjoy this all day.

[Gman]

My wife mentioned that her dad would find these critters and scorpions while working in Madagascar. He would bring them home and let them fight. The spider always won. Too damn fast for the scorpion and would flip it on its back. After viewing some youtube videos, it also appears that the mandibles of the camel spider are used to disable the stinger on the tail...and eventually eat the scorpion. At least it's one creepy thing eating other creepy things.

[Aloha_Shooter]

[TheGrey]

You win the internet, sir!

If I ever saw a sun spider, I would scream myself hoarse while killing it with bricks.

[Gman]

If I ever saw a sun spider, I would scream myself hoarse while killing it with bricks.

If I saw one in my house, I would be unable to sleep until I knew that it was either dead or it opened the front door and let itself out.

[Bailey Guns]

What happened to his leg? Caught in Flowbee?