Talk:Solifugae

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This order seems to go by a host of names; I'm just a layman, so it would be nice if someone who's a specialist could clarify things. I added a list of alternate names from [1], although they prefer Solpugida. Solifugae seems to be the most common though. DopefishJustin 01:42, Apr 7, 2004 (UTC)

Solifuge is another name that should be listed and linked to this page. -TF

Contents 1 merge? 2 camel spider blues? 3 camel spider redux 4 Reference for Rhagodes venom? 5 inserting links 6 Harvard Study

[edit] merge?

Should this page be merged with Camel_Spider??

Pud 17:02, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] camel spider blues?

whats the deal with the http://www.chinapost1.org/guestbook.asp link at the bottom of the page? took me a couple of minutes to find the right page in the guestbook, and the entry isn't really relevant (http://www.chinapost1.org/guestbook.asp?recordnum=90 at the moment)

[edit] camel spider redux

de:Kamelspinne suggests that Camel Spider is a name for one species of solifugid, namely Galeodes arabs. Is this true, or is the name applied indiscriminately? —Charles P. (Mirv) 07:55, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

Ah, that first picture you see at the top of the article page would be considered a camel spider. I don't know about the "Galeodes Arabs" name but when I was over in Afghanistan we saw plenty of these things. Funny thing is, I've seen those in Arizona too. I'm not sure how to identify them by sight, so it probably wasn't the same Solifugae native to Afghanistan. 221.191.98.122 12:54, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Reference for Rhagodes venom?

151.26.58.170 is the IP number of the person who contributed the tidbit about Rhagodes nigrocinctus having venom. I'm fairly new to this, and am unsure how to contact users directly to inquire about problems. Specifically, I cannot find an actual literature citation to back this up - just webpage after webpage saying R. nigrocinctus in India paralyzes lizards - accordingly, I am suspicious that this, too, is an Urban Legend. I'm tempted to do an edit to remove the claim, or state that the claim is unverified. Anyone have any other ideas?

It do`nt give any camel.spiders, which can paralyze another animals. Paralyzing means to have poison. But this spiders have powerful pincers. So it is not necessary for them to have venom. Venom often have animals, which do not have strong "weapons". Their claws are sharp enough to kill a small lizard. --Fackel 20:13, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] inserting links

How do I insert a link into a text so a word or phrase becomes the link itself. When I highlight the word and click the external link icon, I don't see a dialog box asking for the http: address to be inserted. How do I get this to work??Jlujan69 11:50, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

In the case of a wikilink such as 'an article on snake scales' this is how you do it! (Press edit this page to see the syntax). In the case of an http link this is how you make IT.AshLin 14:40, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Harvard Study

removed: "Recently, there has been a study conducted at Harvard regarding this controversy: as it turns out, solifugae are able to produce saliva that both numbs feeling by killing nerve endings as well as destroy {sic} the ability to heal."

If somebody wants to clean that up and add a reference, feel free, otherwise, it's out.Anazgnos 18:07, 28 November 2006 (UTC)