#daesiidae

empty threats don't bother me, but "i hope you find a lifer at half past eight in the evening with no external light source on you" is scary. it can happen. fortunately, this iberian solifuge (Gluvia dorsalis) turned out to be cuter in motion in a shitty blurry high ISO phone video than it would've been in any decent photos i couldn't have taken

A European solifugid (Gluvia dorsalis) in Querença, Portugal

Iberian solifuge (Gluvia dorsalis)

if my first encounter with Gluvia dorsalis was a frantic attempt to photograph a busy individual under very low light, it makes sense that fate, in all its creativity, would make the second one a much smaller baby in an absurdly bright area. to some this might seem like a cruel prank, but as far as i'm concerned it was a cruel prank that allowed me to see two solifuges

Solifuge (Biton velox)

Solifuge (Daesiidae)

Solifuge (Gluviopsilla discolor)

Solifuge (Hemiblossia bouvieri)