Eremobates is a genus of arachnid

Arachnid

Arachnids are a class of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, although in some species the front pair may convert to a sensory function. The term is derived from the Greek words , meaning "spider".Almost all extant arachnids are terrestrial...

s of the order Solifugae

Solifugae

Solifugae are an order of Arachnida, known as camel spiders, wind scorpions and sun spiders or solifuges, comprising more than 1,000 described species in about 153 genera...

. About 2 inches long, this fast-moving creature has the largest jaw size to body ratio of any creature. It is not venomous, but has a remarkably powerful bite. Often hunting at night, it has poor eyesight and navigates mostly by use of a pair of pedipalp

Pedipalp

Pedipalps , are the second pair of appendages of the prosoma in the subphylum Chelicerata. They are traditionally thought to be homologous with mandibles in Crustacea and insects, although more recent studies Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi), are the second pair of appendages of the...

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They are solitary creatures, coming together only to mate, the male using his pedipalp

Pedipalp

Pedipalps , are the second pair of appendages of the prosoma in the subphylum Chelicerata. They are traditionally thought to be homologous with mandibles in Crustacea and insects, although more recent studies Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi), are the second pair of appendages of the...

s to transfer seminal fluid to the female, who buries between 50 and 200 eggs

Egg (biology)

An egg is an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop. In most birds, reptiles, insects, molluscs, fish, and monotremes, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum, which is expelled from the body and permitted to develop outside the body until the developing...

 in the ground. The female stays with the young until they are mature enough to hunt and defend themselves, feeding and caring for them.

Eremobates are generally found in western United States of America, southwestern Canada

Canada

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, Mexico

Mexico

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, Belize

Belize

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 and El Salvador

El Salvador

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.

The genus Eremobates contains the following species:

• Eremobates actenidia Muma, 1989
• Eremobates affinis (Kraepelin, 1899)
• Eremobates ajoanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates angustus Muma, 1951
• Eremobates arizonicus (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates ascopulatus Muma, 1951
• Eremobates aztecus Pocock, 1902
• Eremobates bajadae Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates bajaensis Muma, 1986
• Eremobates bantai Brookhart, 1965
• Eremobates becki Muma, 1986
• Eremobates bixleri Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates californicus (Simon, 1879)
• Eremobates chihuaensis Brookhart & Cushing, 2002
• Eremobates cinerascens (C. L. Koch, 1842)
• Eremobates clarus Muma, 1989
• Eremobates coahuilanus Muma, 1986
• Eremobates constrictus (Putnam, 1882)
• Eremobates corpink Brookhart & Cushing, 2004
• Eremobates cruzi Muma, 1951
• Eremobates ctenidiellus Muma, 1951
• Eremobates dentilis Brookhart & Muma, 1981
• Eremobates dilatatus (Putnam, 1882)
• Eremobates docolora Brookhart & Muma, 1981
• Eremobates durangonus Roewer, 1934
• Eremobates fagei (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates formicarius (C. L. Koch, 1842)
• Eremobates gerbae Brookhart & Cushing, 2002
• Eremobates girardi (Putnam, 1883)
• Eremobates gracilidens Muma, 1951
• Eremobates guenini (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates hessei (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates hodai Muma, 1989
• Eremobates hystrix (Mello-Leitao, 1942)
• Eremobates icenogelei Brookhart & Cushing, 2004
• Eremobates inyoanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates kastoni Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates kiseri Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates kraepelini Muma, 1951
• Eremobates lapazi Muma, 1986
• Eremobates leechi Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates legalis Harvey, 2002
• Eremobates lentiginosus (Kraepelin, 1899)
• Eremobates marathoni Muma, 1951
• Eremobates mormonus (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates nanus Muma, 1962
• Eremobates nivis Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates nodularis Muma, 1951
• Eremobates norrisi Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates otavonae Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates pallidus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates pallipes (Say, 1823)
• Eremobates palpisetulosus Fichter, 1941
• Eremobates papillatus Muma, 1970
• Eremobates pimanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates polhemusi Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates purpusi (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates putnami (Banks, 1898)
• Eremobates pyriflora Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates scaber (Kraepelin, 1899)
• Eremobates scopulatellus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates scopulatus Muma, 1951
• Eremobates similis Muma, 1951
• Eremobates simoni Muma, 1970
• Eremobates socal Brookhart & Cushing, 2004
• Eremobates spissus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates suspectus Muma, 1951
• Eremobates tejonus Chamberlin, 1925
• Eremobates texanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
• Eremobates titschacki (Roewer, 1934)
• Eremobates tuberculatus (Kraepelin, 1899)
• Eremobates vallis Muma, 1989
• Eremobates vicinus Muma, 1963
• Eremobates villosus Muma, 1951
• Eremobates williamsi Muma & Brookhart, 1951
• Eremobates woodruffi Brookhart & Muma, 1988
• Eremobates zinni Muma, 1951