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This is the only thing that would literally have me running away like a little girl. They can get to be as big as a face hugger
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The real reason soldiers don't want to go over seas
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This is the only thing that would literally have me running away like a little girl. They can get to be as big as a face hugger
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Something Sexy
Super Freak
That is....disgusting.
GrayWolf87
Super Freak
Theres all sorts of myths that surround that species of spider. Not true of course. Some along the lines of they can run up to 30 mph, howling like a banshee with its front legs sticking out to try and grab prey and jump 3 feet into the air. Regardless I wouldn't want to exactly cuddle with one 
NosferatuBill36
Super Freak
That is insane.
Theres all sorts of myths that surround that species of spider. Not true of course. Some along the lines of they can run up to 30 mph, howling like a banshee with its front legs sticking out to try and grab prey and jump 3 feet into the air. Regardless I wouldn't want to exactly cuddle with one
Its actually 20mph
............for those of you too lazy to read, heres a testimony from a soldier in Baghdad:"From someone stationed in Baghdad. He was recently bitten by a camel spider which was hiding in his sleeping bag. I thought you’d like to see what a camel spider looks like. It’ll give you a better idea of what our troops are dealing with.
Enclosed is a picture of his friend holding up two spiders. Warning: not for the squeamish! This picture is a perfect example of why you don’t want to go to the desert. These are 2 of the biggest I’ve ever seen. With a vertical leap that would make a pro basketball player weep with envy (they have to be able to jump up on to a camels stomach after all), they latch on and inject you with a local anesthesia so you can’t feel it feeding on you.
They eat flesh, not just suck out your juices like a normal spider. I’m gona be having night mares after seeing this photo!"
I've seen this picture before, and it always makes my skin crawl... But like you mentioned, it's actually TWO spiders. But STILL, those are HUGE and I wouldn't wanna come across one of them either!
fosing
Super Freak
the title is kinda misleading...
its nothing a soldier's combat boots cant handle, IMO.
its nothing a soldier's combat boots cant handle, IMO.
.........so is the picture actually now that I look closer, the close up make them look larger when in reality, this Spider is the biggest and scariest of them all
Looks like something out of Starship Troopers or something....... Yikes.
Boba Ben
Super Freak
Solifugids are relatively harmless. There are a lot of myths surrounding them due to their frightful appearance. The picture makes them look really huge, but they don't really get that big, it's actually two of them together and they're very close up to the camera, which makes them look like they're the size of the soldier's leg in the background.
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
Never saw any that were remotely close to that big while I was there.
Boba Ben
Super Freak
That's a Goliath Birdeater I believe.
EVILFACE
Super Freak
GrueSam
The Queen of Darkness
And this isn't the first Freaks thread regarding them, either!
tarman
Freaked Out
I remember my brother telling they use to bet on "Spider vs Scoripion or Spider vs Spider" matches!!!!
Correct!
And this isn't the first Freaks thread regarding them, either!
We should have a thread dedicated to the little demons then.
I remember my brother telling they use to bet on "Spider vs Scoripion or Spider vs Spider" matches!!!!
Who usually won? I read the Camel Spiders could take a Scorpion no problem.
Boba Ben
Super Freak
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This is a freaky creature. The mantis shrimp.
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This is a freaky creature. The mantis shrimp.
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@ that dog. Hes like pfftt........i could take that shrimp in one bite. Insects and Insect relatives are by far the scariest living creatures on earth imo. They're small, but very intimidating. I dont want no part of any of em. Its funny though how the biggest Spider in the world hasnt ever killed a human before.<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/QjgRFONRwJ4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/QjgRFONRwJ4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
This video is kind of violent, and a waste of a mouse. CAUTION
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This one is violent too, but takes place in nature
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Darth Cruel
Super Freak
Theres all sorts of myths that surround that species of spider. Not true of course. Some along the lines of they can run up to 30 mph, howling like a banshee with its front legs sticking out to try and grab prey and jump 3 feet into the air. Regardless I wouldn't want to exactly cuddle with one
One of the myths is that it is a spider. It is actually in the scorpion family. Another is that they bite humans. The odds that there was a soldier who got bit by one of these that was in his sleeping bag as the story insists is pretty remote. Not impossible...but a one-in-a-million kind of thing.
They have no venom. They CAN get fairly big. I have seen pics (possible fakes, but who is to say) that showed one in Henderson Nevada that was about the size of a 7 or 8 year old boy's foot. I have seen them at about 2 inches in my yard here in the Victorville CA area...soI am not too sceptical about the rare huge one.
They are pretty fast. Another name for them is Wind Scorpion because of their speed.
They are not the monster some make them out to be.
