Killed to death by pet spider, then eaten by other pets
03 August 2007, 11:20 PM
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The picture is real, but deceptive. The guy's hand in the upper right corner gives a clue to the scale. Not as massive as it looks at first, but big enough to sh*t me up no question... 
The rest is myth though...
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Camel Spiders
sh***t... they can truely run as fast as 10 mph... holy crap!!!
The rest is myth though...
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Camel Spiders
sh***t... they can truely run as fast as 10 mph... holy crap!!!
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04 August 2007, 12:41 AM
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Camel Spiders are the things of nightmares, technically not actually a spider but they are an arachnid, we found loads in saudi over the years on detachment there. They are fearless, chase you and are aggressive as hell.
Even belting one with a shovel just p*sses then off, though a full whack with an aircraft chock lends to stun them slightly allowing you to run off screaming like a big girl.
I would do endless tours in the falklands just to escape the desert and those damn things.
Even belting one with a shovel just p*sses then off, though a full whack with an aircraft chock lends to stun them slightly allowing you to run off screaming like a big girl.
I would do endless tours in the falklands just to escape the desert and those damn things.
Camel spiders are really nasty. Some of the nutters I was in Iraq with, used to catch Camel spiders and keep them as "pets". Other guys caught scorpians as well and had Camel Spider vs scorpian competitions. Yuck!
For the record, the scorpians always won
04 August 2007, 12:00 PM
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The Scorpions always do win 
Thing about Camel Spiders is that 9/10 times when they "chase" you, they're not chasing you, they're chasing your shadow as its far cooler there than in direct sunlight. Although its easy to be objective when you haven't got a f***ing big spider looking at you
Besides if they're dangerous or not, they just look scary.
The biggest fright I've ever had there was when I heard what sounded like a small bird stuck in our tent.. I looked up to see this hornet which was about the size of a sparrow.
In a true display of bravery and courage, I yelled "****ing hell", fell off my chair.. and then ran out of the tent.
Thing about Camel Spiders is that 9/10 times when they "chase" you, they're not chasing you, they're chasing your shadow as its far cooler there than in direct sunlight. Although its easy to be objective when you haven't got a f***ing big spider looking at you
Besides if they're dangerous or not, they just look scary.The biggest fright I've ever had there was when I heard what sounded like a small bird stuck in our tent.. I looked up to see this hornet which was about the size of a sparrow.
In a true display of bravery and courage, I yelled "****ing hell", fell off my chair.. and then ran out of the tent.
04 August 2007, 12:24 PM
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