Harlequin

is named after the comic servants, and their emblem features a jester. There are thirteen families belonging to the order Solifugae:. The famous West London rugby club Harlequins F.C. While one species, Rhagodes nigrocinctus, does appear to possess venom, its bite is not known to be dangerous to humans. Arlecchino is also the name of an opera by Ferruccio Busoni; see Arlecchino (opera). There is no chance of death directly caused by the bite, but, due to the strong muscles of their chelicerae, they can produce a proportionately large, ragged wound which is prone to infection. In Goldoni and in Gozzi, Arlecchino is sometimes called Truffaldino; other names: Traccagnino, Bagattino, Tabarrino, Tortellino, Naccherino, Gradelino, Mezzettino, Polpettino, Nespolino, Bertoldino, Fagiuolino, Trappolino, Zaccagnino, Trivellino, Passerino, Bagolino, Temellino, Fagottino, Pedrolino, Fritellino, Tabacchino. However, the greatest threat they pose to humans is their bite in self-defense when one tries to handle them.

In another hypothesis it comes from Harlay, an English gentleman of the court of Henri III, who had protected an Italian actor. Due to their bizarre appearance and the fact that they produce a hissing sound when they feel threatened, many people are startled or even afraid of them. Others say it could come from Harlenkoenig, a Scandinavian hero. Solifugae, however, do not produce such an anesthetic, and, like most creatures with any sort of survival instinct, they do not attack prey larger than themselves unless they feel they must, such as situations of defense or protection of young. The origins of the name are uncertain: some say it comes from Dante's Commedia (Inferno, XXI, 118) where one of the devils is called Alichino. The story goes that the creature will inject some anesthetizing venom into the exposed skin of its sleeping victim, then feed voraciously, leaving the victim to awaken with a gaping wound. Arlecchino often had a love interest in the person of Columbina, and his lust for her was only superseded by his desire for food or fear of his master. In the Middle East, it is common belief among American soldiers stationed there that Solifugae will feed on living human flesh.

He is typically cast as the servant of an innamorato or vecchio much to the detriment of his master's plans. Members of this order of Arachnidae have no venom and do not spin webs. One of most famous actors was Visentini (17th century). They are not especially large, the biggest having a legspan of perhaps 5 inches, and although they are fast on land compared to other invertebrates, the fastest can run perhaps 10 miles per hour, a common running speed for many humans. Various troupes and actors would alter his behavior to suit style, personal preferences, or even the particular scenario being performed. Solifugae are the subject of many myths and exaggerations about their size, speed, behavior, appetite, and lethality. Within these restrictions the character was terribly elastic. The absence of shade sends them away.

The character would never simply perform an action when the addition of a cartwheel or backflip would spice up the movement. In reality, they were merely moving toward the newly available shade provided by the soldiers' presence. While generally depicted as quite stupid and greedy (in a gastronomic sense) his acrobatics were what an audience expected to see. It is this behavior which led coalition soldiers in the 2003 invasion of Iraq to think these arachnids were attacking them. The primary aspect of Arlecchino was his physical agility. As indicated by their name, Solifugae are mostly nocturnal, and seek shade during the day. His mask was black with a large red blemish on his forehead similar to a boil. Reproduction can involve direct or indirect sperm transfer; when indirect, the male emits a spermatophore on the ground and then inserts it with his chelicerae in the female's genital pore.

Arlecchino traditionally wore an outfit of patches and rags which evolved into the lozenge-shaped motley seen today. The prey is then liquified and the liquid ingested through the pharynx. Harlequin (Arlecchino in Italian, Arlequin in French) is the most popular of the zanni or comic servant characters from the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. Prey is located with the pedipalps and killed and cut into pieces by the chelicerae. Solifugae are carnivorous or omnivorous, with most species feeding on termites, darkling beetles, and other small arthropods. Pedipalps terminate in eversible adhesive organs.

Solifugae also have long pedipalps, which function as sense organs similar to insects' antennae. Males in all families but Eremobatidae possess a flagellum on the basal article of the chelicera. Each of the two chelicerae are composed of two articles forming a powerful pincer; each article bears a variable number of teeth. The most distinctive feature of solifugae is their large chelicerae.

Most solifugae live in tropical or semitropical regions where they inhabit warm and arid habitats, but some species have been known to live in grassland or forest habitats. The order includes 900 known species, whose common names include "windscorpion", "sun spider", and "camel spider". The order is also known by the names Solpugida, Solifugae, Solpugides, Solpugae, Galeodea, and Mycetophorae. A Solifugid (plural form Solifugae) is an arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae, latin for They flee from the sun.

Solpugidae. Rhagodidae. Mummuciidae. Melanoblossidae.

Karschiidae. Karschiidae. Hexisopodidae. Gylippidae.

Galeodidae. Eremobatidae. Daesiidae. Ceromidae.

Ammotrechidae.