Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Medium
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Desert
Range: North America
Movement: Running
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Uncommon

About

Eremobates is a fast-moving arachnid with the largest jaw-to-body ratio of any animal. They have a powerful bite, but poor eyesight and use pedipalps to navigate.

Life cycle

1.
egg sac
A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2.
juvenile
A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3.
subadult
A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4.
adult
Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Eremobatidae
Genus: Eremobates