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Posted: 10/27/2004 8:45:37 PM EDT
Since I know you've all seen the photos, I thought I'd post my own of the juvenile I caught last night. His legs will get quite a bit longer. He's currently about 1 1/2" long.

www.lumberjak.com/docs/camelspider.htm

Still loving my middle eastern vacation!
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 8:46:59 PM EDT
[#1]
Oh boy, this is going to be the new blackwidow thread!

I will be the first to say it.


KILL IT NOW!!!
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 8:47:06 PM EDT
[#2]
well, that's ONE thing that's uglier than feinswine
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 8:48:21 PM EDT
[#3]
That is one ugly creature, my 13's will take those out without a problem.
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 8:55:56 PM EDT
[#4]
One ugly mother f@cker! Looks like it belongs in "Star Trek"
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 8:59:54 PM EDT
[#5]
There was an article about them in the National Geographic a few months back.  As you can probably see, those mandibles HURT.
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 9:00:50 PM EDT
[#6]
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 9:04:20 PM EDT
[#7]
As an entomologist, I'd like to point out that they're called sun spiders or wind scorpions. Camel spiders are not their proper name. Just like people insist on calling pill bugs rolly-pollies. I'm not being anal, just making an FYI.

I had a friend who kept one as a pet. It ate scorpions almost exclusively. Lucky he lives in west Texas where scorpions are more numerous than holy sites in the middle east.
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 9:05:28 PM EDT
[#8]
Anything that eats scorpions  as its main food is bad-ass, by definition.
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 9:10:31 PM EDT
[#9]
kill it now, please for the love of all mankind, weapon of mass destruction it is
Link Posted: 10/27/2004 9:13:09 PM EDT
[#10]
This is the one that scares the piss out of me.

Link Posted: 10/28/2004 12:37:03 AM EDT
[#11]
Here's a couple that a buddy in Afganastan sent me....

Awwwww  Cute little thing !!

http://tinypic.com/enjue

All I can say about this one is AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH  !!!!!

http://tinypic.com/enjv6
Link Posted: 10/28/2004 1:14:58 AM EDT
[#12]
Are they poisonious?
Link Posted: 10/28/2004 1:32:41 AM EDT
[#13]
no there not venomous, my brother had one as a pet while he was over there, he said they won't hurt you, but 5 of em chaseing you to stay in your shadow will scare the piss out of you
Link Posted: 10/28/2004 1:38:19 AM EDT
[#14]
OMFG THOSE THINGS EXIST!?

NUKE THEM!

NAPALM THE COUNTRY

Thats a big ugly spider.
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