http://tinypic.com/r/30tj5tc/8
i live in SoCal if that helps
It looks like a camel spider, AKA solifugid, AKA wind scorpion AKA sun spider. They are arachnids [8 legs] but are not true spiders and have no venom of any kind. They do have impressive big chelicerae though, and can bite [pinch] hard. But the bite is no worse than a small cut.
They live in the Mojave and desert areas of California. They are smaller than the famous Camel Spiders of Iraq.
If you find many around the house, it means there are insects around which they are eating. To control the camel spiders, control their food supply, i.e. insects.
Despite being called sun spiders, they avoid the sun. And despite being called wind scorpions, they do not sting.
found a bug on my living room carpet...
http://tinypic.com/r/30tj5tc/8
i live in SoCal if that helps
