Galeodes blanchardi is a species of solifuges or sun spiders.[2]
Galeodes blanchardi | |
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Galeodes blanchardi from Libya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Solifugae |
Family: | Galeodidae |
Genus: | Galeodes |
Species: | G. blanchardi
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Binomial name | |
Galeodes blanchardi Simon, 1891
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Synonyms | |
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Description
editThese spiders show long hairy appendages. Like other solifuges, they are mainly nocturnal.
Distribution and habitat
editThis species can be found in arid areas in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Togo and Tunisia.[1]
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