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Camel spider eating lizard
I've posted a short video of a camel spider eating a lizard taken by some of my guys in Iraq, I have more too (spider and mouse, spider and scorpion, etc) this one was the clearest of the bunch. If you have arachnophobia, I'd advise you not to click on the video, it is fairly yucky. This speciman was about the size of my hand spread out, maybe 5 inches across. Camel spiders aren't really spiders, they have 10 legs and 2 eyes and belong to an order of non-spider arachnids called Solifugae. They are aggressive and believe me, it hurts bad when they bite (taking a chunk out, story for another day) but non-venomous. From observation, I think they only live for a year, you get there in the early spring and the ones you see are fairly small and as the summer progresses, they get bigger and bigger. Not very bright either, they'll chase lights, shadows and strings but they move super fast and when ones coming up your pant leg with it's fangs spread, it'll make you scream like a girl and dance about. Another camel spider eating a lizard can be found at http://www.ubersite.com/m/72447 eep
Update, some Army guy eating a camel spider
http://www.m90.org/view_image.php?image_id=6467 blah!
Posted by dustmans on 2006-05-07 11:10:49 PDT | Permalink
Filename: Camel spider eating lizard.wmv | Tags: arachnophobia, camel spider, Iraq, lizard, military
Ladies aren't the only ones with arachnophobia. But that is gross!
Posted by beth (beth.mauldin@gmail.com http://bethmauldin.com) on 2005-07-22 13:42:40 PDT
I didn't think I had arachniphobia, but now I do.
Posted by Zelda (jethrozelda@yahoo.com http://payasitapolitico.blogspot.com) on 2005-07-22 15:15:46 PDT
Wow, that was disturbing. Got more?
Posted by No (no@email.no ) on 2005-07-22 16:50:41 PDT
Hey...do any of the locals eat those things? If so, it would be a MAN EATING CAMEL SPIDER!
Posted by R. Reiss (DogByte6RER@netscape.net ) on 2005-07-22 19:40:34 PDT
Wow! That was pretty disgusting. Sure how none of those spiders take a chunk out of my hubby. Although, I might like to see him do the jumping and dancing and screaming part! lol ;)
Posted by Sher (sher_therapy@yahoo.com http://www.letterstoiraq.blogspot.com) on 2005-07-22 19:47:05 PDT
Being how I work in Iraq and have seen many camel spiders.Thats pretty cool.Haven't seen any that big yet.
Posted by Travis (redwolf6672000@yahoo.com ) on 2005-07-22 21:20:01 PDT
Great soundtrack and color commentary! Keep up the good work!
Posted by Mark (zato@red-sector.com ) on 2005-07-23 05:19:50 PDT
I cannot find words to express my great admiration and appreciation for our troops in Iraq. I teach Biology on the high school level, so found the spider of great interest. And hadn't run across the ten legs on an arachnid. Interesting. Thanks for the pics.
Posted by Paul E. Tooley< Sr. (paulsr.tooley@myactv.net ) on 2005-07-23 15:25:10 PDT
Those things used to scare the living hell out of me. I still have flashbacks...
Posted by 2Slick (cpt2slick@yahoo.com http://www.2slick.blogspot.com) on 2005-07-23 17:20:11 PDT
YUCK YUCK YUCK did I mention that was YUCKY? 2Slick- I've never met one of those things in person, yet I believe they would scare the hell outta me too. *shivver*
Posted by AFSister (dbie.morrison@gmail.com ) on 2005-07-23 18:22:25 PDT
You mean Camel SPider Eating man
Posted by DocGoba (jumeng0905@hotmail.com ) on 2005-07-26 10:26:22 PDT
I was just going to tell you that Camel Spiders, live 10 to 15 years and they grow every time they shed. All so if you come across their web and there eggs dont put water on them.
Posted by Randell (lamont24153@yahoo.com http://Yahoo) on 2005-07-27 01:03:46 PDT
All so heres some more info . Camel Spiders also live in the Southwest part of the U.S. . And it makes me think that they may be whats Mutalateing the cows that every UFO head thinks Aleins is doing . Think about It makes sences? just one of thoses things that make you say hum. And there are over 900 diffent types of these bugers. And some live in packs like and are very protective of there young.
Posted by Randell (lamont24153@yahoo.com http://Yahoo) on 2005-07-27 01:12:33 PDT
thats soo kewl but soo spine tingling
Posted by scott (scott_skater_014@hotmail.com ) on 2005-10-04 09:01:16 PDT
My goodness.. what's that? I won't click it! No way! Now i'm using a paper to hide the image and I'm just reading the text about that horrible thing. Ow, and.. I don't know hot I got to this "blog". I didn't even click anything =/ Dunno, but it's fine. Military men? Dunno too. Appears to be. So.. my goodness.. what I can say? Just for seeind that image, I got worried about spiders now. Wah.. Let me go. Stay good! Ah, i'm from Brazil :)
Posted by Landon (+++++@hotmail.com ) on 2005-10-13 00:55:47 PDT
Gross! I clicked it. I disabled the audio. My goodness. What's that! Yuck! Will NEVER click something if someone advises me anymore. God.. GROSS! what's that.. lol.. (I'm the same BR guy in the previous post.)
Posted by Landon (+_+_+@hotmail.com ) on 2005-10-13 01:07:57 PDT
that's was so cool, i like to watched that. Btw, it looks like they were keeping it as pet ?
Posted by FoxGear (g_ngiam@hotmail.com ) on 2005-11-11 07:02:34 PDT
HOLY SHIT !!!! I NEVER SEE A SPIDER LIKE THAT !!! DAMN !!! I THINK NOW IM AFRAID OF THE SPIDERS IN FACT IM STILL IN SHOCK NO MAMES !!! o.O THAT ONE IS BIG... NICE VIDEO HAVE ANOTHER ONE ?? :D
Posted by Vladimir (vladimir86_29@hotmail.com http://spaces.msn.com/members/urss1/) on 2005-11-12 22:21:45 PDT
DUDE THAT IS TO COOL KEEP UP THE VIDEOS I WANT TO C MORE :)
Posted by turtlewargod (turtlewargod@yahoo.com ) on 2005-11-19 15:03:33 PDT
fuck dat, i bet u that even the hardest fuckers would run screamin like a little girl if they saw that thing comin at em.
Posted by tron (ma55pr0dukt10n@hotmail.co.uk ) on 2005-11-19 16:56:37 PDT
Hey, Do you happen to know how I can have a box of these sent to AFSISTER?
Posted by AFBrother (no.email@noemail.com ) on 2005-12-01 21:05:16 PDT
While living in the UAE, I had two encounters with camel spiders. The first was on the front sidewalk of a house. As I tried to close a glass jar in on it, it "put up its dukes" menacingly. The second time was in a parking lot. Both times, they made a rattling or buzzing noise as they moved quickly across concrete or asphalt. I wish they'd stick to consuming insects or other spiders, and leave (us) vertebrates alone.
Posted by Iraq No Phobe (sheermayhem@earthlink.net ) on 2005-12-02 14:13:14 PDT
man u guys are woosies you guy act like ur watching a cow take shit and its baby is eating it..damn thats just life and all u guyssay yuck and i wouldeat that and i have a phobia now i just wana smack u all of u!!!
Posted by michael britt (md_disa22@hotmail.com http://dwj s) on 2005-12-08 03:07:01 PDT
I bet Mr. Michael Britt would feel otherwise if he met the real thing. I for one am glad we dont have stuff that big here where I live. We have some fairly large Wolf Spiders but nothing like that.
Posted by Dagnabit (jadis_bloodluster@yahoo.com http://www.idonthaveone.com) on 2006-01-11 08:47:58 PDT
I think so too, you can talk alot ver an internet chat board.
Posted by Sam (samwise125@hotmail.com ) on 2006-01-18 18:19:44 PDT
DISCUSTING VERY dISCUSTING
Posted by lucy (scorpionchick_04@yahoo.com ) on 2006-02-19 22:05:23 PDT
i wouldnt worry about those the average camel spider wodnt hurt a fly(not literaly) but i breed the cuntes there harmless you fucking pussys ive eat one of the there tasty u fry them and add bit of lea+perrins and your away
Posted by damvbgubkf (niki_15@hotmail.com ) on 2006-03-20 11:57:41 PDT
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