Camel Spiders
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From: Cameron, OK
Camel Spiders
A guy that works here was in Iraq till last week... a friend of his sent this picture in today...
CREEPY... He said they don't like the sun, so they'll chase you to try to stay in your shadow... and they can run about 10 mph. There is a video online of one killing a scorpion, man those things creep me out.
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That is a pseudo-scorpion. We have them here in the desert part of Idaho. Nowhere near that big. The largest I have seen was about 2 inches long. I wouldn't want to get bit by one. They chow on any other type of bug.
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Yeah, he said all the stuff about them being poisonous and all was bunk... but he said they can run. Not as fast as a man, but fast enough to scare the heck out of ya. He said that they are nocturnal, and if you disturb their shade they will do anything to get back out of the sun even if it means chasing you to stay in your shadow.
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We used to catch those things when I was stationed in Mtn. Home AFB, Idaho. Like camo said the largest I saw was around 1 1/2 to 2". Used to keep them in a plastic box and feed them grasshoppers. Lots of fun to play with, just don't use bare hands.
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Originally Posted by mjwhip2
We used to catch those things when I was stationed in Mtn. Home AFB, Idaho. Like camo said the largest I saw was around 1 1/2 to 2". Used to keep them in a plastic box and feed them grasshoppers. Lots of fun to play with, just don't use bare hands.
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I'll tell you what, anyone who knows me, knows I'm the biggest wussy when it comes to bugs. They'd have to court marshall me if I was sent to Iraq, and saw one of those. I'd be the first man to actually run across land and water, just to get back to the good ole USA. That's right, I said run across water. It takes me about ten minutes to get the nerve up to kill a household spider. I'm afraid of very few things, but spiders are at the top of the list. 
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I just found a black widow next to my house today. Haven't seen one of those in a while. It didn't make it.
Are camel spiders the same as the Child of the Earth spider? The child is supposed to make a crying sound when you mess with it. I saw one my first night in New Mexico. We had just moved into our apartment when I was 11. I was reading a book and my matress was on the floor because we hadn't built my bed yet. I see movement at my feet and there was a child of the earth heading my way. It was about 3 inches long. It didn't make it. As you can imagine, it was hard to sleep that night.
Are camel spiders the same as the Child of the Earth spider? The child is supposed to make a crying sound when you mess with it. I saw one my first night in New Mexico. We had just moved into our apartment when I was 11. I was reading a book and my matress was on the floor because we hadn't built my bed yet. I see movement at my feet and there was a child of the earth heading my way. It was about 3 inches long. It didn't make it. As you can imagine, it was hard to sleep that night.
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I hate spiders. I really really hate spiders. I will walk a mile out of my way to kill a spider. Since my wife hates spiders worse than I do, I have the chore of killing all the attack spiders that are out to get her. I don't creep out at NORMAL sized spiders, but that thing.....ugh, it looks like two of 'em and one's hanging off the other ones hind end. And I thought the bugs in Vietnam were outrageously ugly. There just isn't room enough on this planet for me and them things.
Now I kinda wish I hadn't looked at this thread. ( and no...I didn't watch that stupid movie Arachnophobia, either )
Now I kinda wish I hadn't looked at this thread. ( and no...I didn't watch that stupid movie Arachnophobia, either )