Galeodes
Galeodes is a genus of solifuges or sun spiders. The nearly 200 species in this genus are found in northern Africa, southeastern Europe and Asia. Like other solifuges, they are mainly nocturnal and found in arid habitats. They often have long hairy appendages and are not as stout bodied or dark and contrastingly coloured as some other solifuges. Some Galeodes species are able to produce sounds by stridulation. These are usually raspy or hiss-like and may be imitations of the sounds of vipers, to serve a defensive function. As in other solifuges, mating involves the male depositing a spermatogonia that is manipulated into the female genital opening using their chelicera. The male strokes the female using the palps allowing her to be approached. Females will often feed on males before or after mating. The female then deposits the eggs in a burrow in soil and in some species guards them.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Galeodes araneoides
speciesGaleodes araneoides
Galeodes caspius
speciesGaleodes caspius
Egyptian Giant Solpugid
speciesGaleodes arabs
Galeodes graecus
speciesGaleodes graecus
Galeodes kozlovi
speciesGaleodes kozlovi
Galeodes przevalskii
speciesGaleodes przevalskii
Galeodes turkestanus
speciesGaleodes turkestanus
Galeodes levyi
speciesGaleodes levyi
Galeodes hakkariensis
speciesGaleodes hakkariensis
Galeodes granti
speciesGaleodes granti
Galeodes rapax
speciesGaleodes rapax
Galeodes olivieri
speciesGaleodes olivieri
Galeodes hellenicus
speciesGaleodes hellenicus
Galeodes fumigatus
speciesGaleodes fumigatus
Galeodes darendensis
speciesGaleodes darendensis
Galeodes adamsi
speciesGaleodes adamsi
Galeodes babylonicus
speciesGaleodes babylonicus
Galeodes bacilliferoides
speciesGaleodes bacilliferoides
Galeodes sulfuripes
speciesGaleodes sulfuripes
Galeodes lawrencei
speciesGaleodes lawrencei
Galeodes laniator
speciesGaleodes laniator
Galeodes lacertosus
speciesGaleodes lacertosus
Galeodes gromovi
speciesGaleodes gromovi
Galeodes darius
speciesGaleodes darius
Galeodes barbarus
speciesGaleodes barbarus
Galeodes ater
speciesGaleodes ater
Galeodes montivagans
speciesGaleodes montivagans
Galeodes discolor
speciesGaleodes discolor
Galeodes pinkasi
speciesGaleodes pinkasi
Galeodes rhamses
speciesGaleodes rhamses
Galeodes krausi
speciesGaleodes krausi
Galeodes koeiena
speciesGaleodes koeiena
Galeodes lindbergi
speciesGaleodes lindbergi
Galeodes timbuktus
speciesGaleodes timbuktus
Galeodes venator
speciesGaleodes venator
Galeodes indicus
speciesGaleodes indicus
Galeodes bogojavlenskii
speciesGaleodes bogojavlenskii
Galeodes toelgi
speciesGaleodes toelgi
Galeodes wadaicus
speciesGaleodes wadaicus
Galeodes trinkleri
speciesGaleodes trinkleri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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