Look what our GI's have to put up with!

[Gauntlet]

I'm talking besides, terrorists and protests

I'm talking about Camel Spiders
http://www.jengajam.com/r/big-spiders-mid-east

If you have a fear of spider like things then you are going to blow your load!

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U.S. soldiers were said to have been attacked by camel spiders at night but remained completely unaware of their plight until they awakened in the morning to find chunks of their flesh missing.

nice but chances are probably remote.

[Brozozo]

Mean lookin' f*cks.

[Gauntlet]

Camel spiders can traverse desert sand at speeds up to 25 MPH, making screaming noises as they run.

Thats like out of a horror movie!

[the_spec]

Reading these myths; some people seem to exaggerate a little over the dangers of spiders.
I have to admit that "large spiders that eat you while you sleep" does sound like a good idea for a horror movie.

[talib_killa34]

Holy jeez!!! :P

[Mudcat]

And yet another reason I don't like spiders.

[Gauntlet]

They're not exactly spiders. They're more in the family of scorpians. But who cares!? They're big and they bite!

[shrek]

Ok, now I need someone to hold me while I go nighty night!!!!


They look like the leftovers from that alien thing in the movie "Aliens" or "the Thing". I forget which!!

[Universal]

Holy F***! Are these poisonus?

[SeanAshi]

Camel spiders can traverse desert sand at speeds up to 25 MPH, making screaming noises as they run. They scream? Whats the militarys policy shooting these things with your M-16 M-4?

[Merik]

All I know is that if I see one its gonna get a nice, warm welcome from my knife. p-)

[Erik_MAA]

Uhhh, guys, this topic was done to death in the mainstream press over a year ago. For those of you who didn't read the link originally posted, please note it was from an Urban Legend site, debunking terrors of the Camel Spider.

Do a Google search on the topic and you can see that the Camel Spider is actually a virtually harmless (although scary looking) creature.

http://50.lycos.com/040703.asp

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcamelspider.html

[usa320]

All I know is that if I see one its gonna get a nice, warm welcome from my knife

Nah- id just find their hiding spot and put an AT4 in it.

:P

[Gauntlet]

Uhhh, guys, this topic was done to death in the mainstream press over a year ago. For those of you who didn't read the link originally posted, please note it was from an Urban Legend site, debunking terrors of the Camel Spider.

Do a Google search on the topic and you can see that the Camel Spider is actually a virtually harmless (although scary looking) creature.

http://50.lycos.com/040703.asp

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcamelspider.html

I don't care if its "harmless"! I'll jump 8 feet if I saw one of those things. Can't take chances.