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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Solpugidae Leach, 1815 |
Solpugidae is a family of solifuges or sun spiders. Solpugidae have groups of papillae on their pedipalps or sensory organs. The papillae come out of sockets that are characterized with the function of mechanoreceptor, and contact chemoreceptors, which allows them to respond to stimuli such as touch and sound.[1]
- ^ [Paula E. Cushing, Patrick Casto, Elizabeth D. Knowlton, Suzanne Royer, Damien Laudier, Douglas D. Gaffin, Lorenzo Prendini, and Jack O. Brookhart "Comparative Morphology and Functional Significance of Setae Called Papillae on the Pedipalps of Male Camel Spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae),"Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(2), 510-520, (1 March 2014).]