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I didnt believe it until I seen it. Bubbajr was telling me a story and mentioned Camel Spider. I said what is that. She said, Oh they get as big as a Large Dog. My boys were playing ball with them in Iraq". I thought she was joking. Nahhhhhhhhhhh. Look Below.
The Camel Spider.
The camel spider stories began to spread during the 1990-91 Gulf War. Now, with the continued presence of U.S. forces in the Middle East, the stories are becoming legendary. ..Most of the stories on the internet are completely untrue. These creatures are (usually) not dangerous to humans. But, dangerous or not, these creatures are horrifying to encounter. I pity anyone who encounters one for the first time.
Camel Spider THE Picture everyone is talking about.
Yahoo! Image Search Results for camel Spider
I might be the only one that didn't know this. :nocomment
Taste like chicken.
:toofunny::toofunny::toofunny:Quote:
Originally Posted by Inscrutable
...Neno, That thing is HIDEOUS! :eek:
camel spider-dinar is served
Ugly!!!!!!
I HATE SPIDERS!
They give me the creeps! I thought the spiders in Texas were big, that is why I didn't live there long, but there is no way I could deal with running into one of those!:flame:
Running is right, those things are fast too!Quote:
Originally Posted by choochie
Just thinking about it gives me the shivers! Could you imagine waking up to one of those on your bedroom ceiling?:flame:Quote:
Originally Posted by PAn8tv
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Originally Posted by neno
Two things.
while camel spiders are indeed large that picture was taken up close (they dont get that big)
and
camel spiders are technally (sp) a type of scorpion
I can't say that makes me feel much better!Quote:
Originally Posted by phiberoptik
Heck, a native Texan would probably just slap a saddle on the darn thing and "ride 'em cowboy". YEEEHAAAWWW!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by choochie
Well, I lived in South Texas for only about 3 months. I swear that when I went outside to shake out a rug, a wolf spider chased me around our patio. Freaked me right out! The last straw was when I called animal control to come remove what I thought was a bat in my house. They thought it was just hysterical that I called to remove what was actually a moth.:toofunny: That was it for me! I moved back to Michigan the following week. I know they say that "Everything is bigger in Texas", but the whole bug thing was just a little too much for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vipor
I spent a couple of nights camping in the jungle in Malaysia, 4x4ing... I swear that some of the moths were about the size of my hand - and of course they were VERY interested in our flourescent light!
The report says they can MAX out at 10 mph. That is Moving.Quote:
Originally Posted by PAn8tv
All i can say is how scary!! I hate spiders!Run for your lives,i know that is what i would do!!
sarah!