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Read the story first
« on: Apr 15, 2004, 05:30PM »
I guess this is not really a joke, but still....read the story first before viewing the pic.

They run 10 mph, jump three feet, are a nocturnal spider, so only come out at night unless they are in shade. When they bite you, you are injected  with Novocain so you go numb instantly. You don't even know you are bitten when you are sleeping, so you wake up with part of your leg or arm missing because it has been gnawing on it all night long. 

If you are walking around and you bump something that is casting a shadow over it, and the sun makes contact with it, you better run. It will instantly run for your shadow, and scream the whole time it is chasing you.

PS. The one on the bottom is eating the one on the top. These are Spiders found daily in IRAQ by troops. Imagine waking up and seeing one of these in your tent!!


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omg - I would be sh*tting my pants if I saw something like this.

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #1 on: Apr 15, 2004, 05:37PM »
i already have!!! :(

do we know what the species is called or is it a hoax?! that's freakin' freekin me out man!!
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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #2 on: Apr 15, 2004, 05:49PM »
i dont have any shoes on, and as soon as i saw that pic i pulled my feet back from under the desk :o

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #3 on: Apr 15, 2004, 05:53PM »
hahaha, yeah I got sent that thismorning, its doing the rounds...

One one level it looks very real, but then again, how easy is it to make something fake look real??

but, yes, makes my skin crawl!!
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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #4 on: Apr 15, 2004, 06:19PM »
i came here looking for a joke
my memories of 'arachnaphobia' (the movie) are coming back too me
oh well, my sleeping days are over

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #5 on: Apr 15, 2004, 08:35PM »
hehe milford, hence the first line "I guess this is not really a joke, but still..."

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #6 on: Apr 15, 2004, 09:43PM »
makes me wonder now if its a propaganda stunt by the american fukwits in power to make it look like the animals have been mutilated by the nuclear waste given off by these so called "weapons of mass destruction" which our very own puppets good ol' jonnie howard and the crew and support 8-)
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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #7 on: Apr 15, 2004, 10:35PM »
ahaha my bro lolz
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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #8 on: Apr 15, 2004, 11:47PM »
after all that being said, why are the clowns standing so close to them?

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #9 on: Apr 16, 2004, 12:10AM »
ARGH... GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!  (Runs around in circles in mass hysteria)
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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #10 on: Apr 16, 2004, 12:34AM »
for those that like to feed their brains with info, here is some on these spiders.. they are camel spiders.. but then they're not actually spiders.. oh well.. havea read

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #11 on: Apr 16, 2004, 12:43AM »
god damn...."Camel spiders can grow to be as large as dinner plates. "

creepy stuff eh

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #12 on: Apr 16, 2004, 12:45AM »
you didnt read you clown :P

the page isnt done very well though.. that part is the urban legend, the truth is at the end and on the linked websites

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #13 on: Apr 16, 2004, 12:53AM »
<blushes and starts crying>  :'(

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #14 on: Apr 16, 2004, 10:49AM »
Camel spiders can traverse desert sand at speeds up to 25 MPH, making screaming noises as they run.

Camel spiders can jump several feet in the air.

Camel spiders eat the stomachs of camels, hence the name "camel spider." (Legend includes the detail that camel spiders eat camel stomachs from either the outside in or the inside out. In the former case they supposedly jump up from the ground and grab onto camels' bellies from underneath; in the latter case exactly how spiders allegedly as large as dinner plates get into camels' stomachs intact remains unexplained.)


wether true or not, its still freaky.

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #15 on: Apr 16, 2004, 11:48AM »
damn you people are annoying.

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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #16 on: Apr 20, 2004, 07:40PM »
please read

According to most spider experts, these claims are all false. Camel spiders (so named because, like camels, they can be found in sandy desert regions) grow to be moderately large (about a 5" leg span), but nowhere near as large as dinner plates; they can move very quickly in comparison to other arthropods (a top speed of maybe 10 MPH), but nothing close 25 MPH; they make no noise; and they capture prey without the use of either venom or anesthetic. Camel spiders rely on speed, stealth, and the (non-venomous) bite of powerful jaws to feed on small prey such as other arthropods (e.g., scorpions, crickets, pillbugs), lizards, and possibly mice or birds. They use only three pairs of legs in running; the frontmost pair (called pedipalpa) is held aloft and used in a similar manner to the antennae of insects. Camel spiders shun the sun and generally hide during the day, coming out at night to do their hunting.

Although whatever is depicted in the photograph above appears to be far too large for camel spiders, the creatures might just look unusually large because they were held close to the camera, creating an illusion of exaggerated size. However, since we don't know the source of the picture, we can't yet rule out the possibility that some other misdirection was involved (e.g., digital manipulation, a misdescription of what the photograph depicts, some soldiers goofing around with plastic figures or something else spider-shaped, etc.)



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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #17 on: Apr 20, 2004, 07:42PM »
from one of the other websites

Myth: In the deserts of the Near East, there are "camel spiders" which anaesthetize sleeping humans and eat large chunks of their flesh.

Fact: Most North Americans probably have not heard this legend (widespread in Arab countries) but it was disseminated to some degree by Gulf War veterans and also has been repeated by the uninformed narrator of at least one TV documentary.

"Camel spider" is a common name for solpugids, large non-spider arachnids found in desert regions. Solpugids have no venom, not even an anaesthetic, and are strictly predatory on smaller creatures.
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Re: Read the story first
« Reply #18 on: May 3, 2004, 12:27AM »
It was an April fool's day joke.
The creature in the photo does exist, however they eat mainly scorpions and such stuff.