Author Topic: Camel spiders... On American turf! (Read 4338 times)

peacesells · « **on:** Aug 26, 2009, 01:44:09 AM »

Saw this on a night run at table mesa 2 weeks ago, Ive heard about em but never seen one before. GNARLY!!
Theyre called sun spiders here, but apparently they are related.

Stocker · « **Reply #1 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 06:21:45 AM »

I've never seen one like that before... hard to tell from the pic, about how big is it?

*FFC* · « **Reply #2 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 06:51:42 AM »

Okay, now I got the eebeegeebees.

tom w. · « **Reply #3 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 07:34:47 AM »

we've had those little bastards here in southern nevada for years... they can run freakin' fast too.

Plekto · « **Reply #4 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 10:55:49 AM »

Them suckers can get to nearly half a foot long with their legs spread out. They're generally just annoying and related to scorpions. No venom, though, thankfully.

The biggest, the goliath tarantula, is almost a foot. Here is an extract from a pet manual on them:

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EASE OF CARE Experienced. Not suitable for beginners

TEMPERAMENT This species is aggressive and has an unreliable temperament. It will make an audible hissing sound when annoyed. Best not handled.

Wermz84 · « **Reply #5 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 11:05:35 AM »

Looks kinda cute.

jrock · « **Reply #6 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 11:09:29 AM »

Eat it!

Wermz84 · « **Reply #7 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 11:10:30 AM »

Quote from: jrock on Aug 26, 2009, 11:09:29 AM

Eat it!

Cute yes.

Delicious = No.

Nasty!

John Doe · « **Reply #8 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 01:36:36 PM »

would look better under my size 13 steel toe boot.

abnormaltoy · « **Reply #9 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 01:43:02 PM »

I would squeal like a little girl and wee my pants if I came upon one of those!

46&2 · « **Reply #10 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 02:31:17 PM »

They are pretty common throughout the United States. We even have them here in CA at an elevation of 4,000 feet. The ones here are very small though, maybe half an inch at the largest. I used to catch them all the time as a kid. I believe there are over 900 different species worldwide. They are definitely a lot more common in the desert states and they get larger there than they do here in Northern CA.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #11 on:** Aug 26, 2009, 05:51:32 PM »

Quote from: John Doe on Aug 26, 2009, 01:36:36 PM

would look better under my size 13 steel toe boot.

or my left front tire

S.O.toys · « **Reply #12 on:** Sep 09, 2009, 09:23:46 AM »

When I was in Iraq we would shoot those f ers with our M-4s. They can jump so far.
The reason they are called camel spiders is because they lay there eggs inside the camel. When the eggs hatch the babies will begin to eat the insides of the camel and kill it. There was a guy in our unit that had a camel spider burrow into his calf at night. He never felt it until he woke up, and he freeked out. The doc cut him open right there and the damn thing came out and tried to escape. However 20 marines were around watching this and the lil spider never had a chance.

Kill em all

chim · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 09, 2009, 09:38:15 AM »

Quote from: S.O.toys on Sep 09, 2009, 09:23:46 AM

When I was in Iraq we would shoot those f ers with our M-4s. They can jump so far.
The reason they are called camel spiders is because they lay there eggs inside the camel. When the eggs hatch the babies will begin to eat the insides of the camel and kill it. There was a guy in our unit that had a camel spider burrow into his calf at night. He never felt it until he woke up, and he freeked out. The doc cut him open right there and the damn thing came out and tried to escape. However 20 marines were around watching this and the lil spider never had a chance.

Kill em all

Thats one of the sickest things I have ever heard!!! *puke*

BigMike · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 09, 2009, 09:53:17 AM »

So did the guy in your unit already have an open wound??

ninja turtle · « **Reply #15 on:** Sep 09, 2009, 09:59:13 AM »

Quote from: S.O.toys on Sep 09, 2009, 09:23:46 AM

The reason they are called camel spiders is because they lay there eggs inside the camel. When the eggs hatch the babies will begin to eat the insides of the camel and kill it.

:bull crap: http://www.camel-spiders.net/faq.php

Wermz84 · « **Reply #16 on:** Sep 09, 2009, 06:40:33 PM »

Quote from: S.O.toys on Sep 09, 2009, 09:23:46 AM

When I was in Iraq we would shoot those f ers with our M-4s. They can jump so far.
The reason they are called camel spiders is because they lay there eggs inside the camel. When the eggs hatch the babies will begin to eat the insides of the camel and kill it. There was a guy in our unit that had a camel spider burrow into his calf at night. He never felt it until he woke up, and he freeked out. The doc cut him open right there and the damn thing came out and tried to escape. However 20 marines were around watching this and the lil spider never had a chance.

Kill em all

Your getting reality confused with the movie "Aliens" again.

No way could one of those burrow into a human leg without them noticing.

Quote from: bigmink on Sep 09, 2009, 09:59:13 AM

:bull crap: http://www.camel-spiders.net/faq.php

Turtle point for reality check.

peacesells · « **Reply #17 on:** Sep 10, 2009, 12:30:15 AM »

Quote from: Stocker on Aug 26, 2009, 06:21:45 AM

I've never seen one like that before... hard to tell from the pic, about how big is it?

It was pretty big, about the size of a regular tarantula. at the widest part, Id say 3.5 inches.

Stocker · « **Reply #18 on:** Sep 10, 2009, 06:22:42 AM »

Quote from: peacesells63 on Sep 10, 2009, 12:30:15 AM

It was pretty big, about the size of a regular tarantula. at the widest part, Id say 3.5 inches.

BigMike · « **Reply #19 on:** Sep 10, 2009, 07:29:30 AM »

Quote from: peacesells63 on Sep 10, 2009, 12:30:15 AM

It was pretty big, about the size of a regular tarantula. at the widest part, Id say 3.5 inches.

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