Eye shape, position, and pupil shape all tell us about animals' lives. Animals with eyes at the sides of their head, which have horizontally-elongated pupils, are likely to be prey.

Prey items include various types of insects, spiders, scorpions, small reptiles and even small birds. Solifugids feed voraciously, especially during their summer breeding season.

Ayana Gray's "Beasts of Prey" series will be the featured work for the 2023 "If All Arkansas Read the Same Book," the Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library has announced.