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Camel Spiders!!

Started by Camille , Mar 21 2005 07:30 PM

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#1 Camille

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 07:30 PM

This is one of the most fascinating (and frightening) legends circulating on the internet lately:

Camel Spiders in Iraq!

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They eat human flesh!
They can run over 25mph!
They screech!

Or...so they say. As it turns it, this information is untrue.



But, I don't care. The picture is enough for me!
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Posted 21 March 2005 - 07:48 PM

My son was in Iraq and did see these spiders. He said they were HUGE!! They were told not to go near them and to shoot them.. I dont know how dangerous they really are but well if they were told to shoot them I would think they were somewhat dangerous.
Who knows I just know I would not want to see them in my room!!!
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Posted 21 March 2005 - 08:04 PM

EWWWWWWW!!! I'm not scared much of bugs (except red ants those suckers HURT when they bite! I got a scar on my thumb still from when I was two) but that thing is SCARY!!
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Posted 21 March 2005 - 09:25 PM

Oh Gods.

Oh Gods

Oh Gods.......

Sorry, will not be looking into this thread again. I'm an arachnophobic (did I spell that right? No matter, won't be looking back in to find out)

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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:19 AM

:ph34r: oh good heavens why did imy curiousity get the better of me for this one!!!! :ph34r:
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:55 AM

cathylj73, on Mar 21 2005, 07:48 PM, said:

I dont know how dangerous they really are but well if they were told to shoot them I would think they were somewhat dangerous.
Who knows I just know I would not want to see them in my room!!!
O.K., Cathy, the fact that your son is given orders to shoot a spider....to SHOOT a spider....says a lot!

*shudders*
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 01:43 AM

The only thing I wanna see that is furry and the size of a dinner plate is a cat...a friend had sent me that a while back and it still makes my skin crawl *pardon the pun* :ph34r:
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 04:17 AM

they're cute!! B)

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Posted 22 March 2005 - 04:35 AM

Them's good eatin'! A little butter and garlic, and you're good to go.
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 09:09 AM

Now, I did hear that this was a myth, but Cathy, if your son did see them......yuck! Well, maybe they are attractive to another camel spider.
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:29 PM

Oh my. Why did you post this Camevil? Shudders! According to Snopes:

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Camel spiders grow to be moderately large (about a 5" leg span), but nowhere near as large as dinner plates;
Uh, pardon me, but a 5" leg span is more than enough to send me running.

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they can move very quickly in comparison to other arthropods (a top speed of maybe 10 MPH), but nothing close 25 MPH;

Um, I can't even run 10 miles per hour.

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Camel spiders rely on speed, stealth, and the (non-venomous) bite of powerful jaws to feed on small prey such as other arthropods (e.g., scorpions, crickets, pillbugs), lizards, and possibly mice or birds.

Yikes. :huh:
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:36 PM

Here is some good info on the little guys - I actually felt better after I read this - the picture scared the daylights out of me the first time I saw it.

http://www.snopes.co...camelspider.asp
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:37 PM

Well, that is only a HOAX.

camEl spiders? or camIl spider which one is more evil? :o j/k
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 06:47 PM

MoonChild, on Mar 22 2005, 12:37 PM, said:

Well, that is only a HOAX.

camEl spiders? or camIl spider which one is more evil? :o j/k
Actually, it's not quite a hoax. There is such an insect, and the picture Camille posted is of one of them. The stories spread about the critter are where the hoax comes in. As Bridget kindly pointed out, the real spider is a bit smaller, a bit slower, and doesn't include human flesh in its diet. Still not the kind of thing you want to wake up to find crawling on you.
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Posted 23 March 2005 - 11:46 AM

Now thats a big spider! :ph34r:

Im glad to know they dont eat flesh!.....But they are still very scary looking! :unsure:
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