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Old 04-15-2004, 01:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Camel Spiders

A buddy of mine sent me this picture of a camel spider that was found in Baghdad.
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Old 04-15-2004, 01:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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man I do not like spiders.....imagine waking up with that thing on your pillow....
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Old 04-15-2004, 01:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Good frikkin lord......


Can you believe that. Yikes!
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Old 04-15-2004, 02:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That camera sure has a good zoom! Right? Right?!

*runs for bug spray, just in case*
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Old 04-15-2004, 02:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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that size im not suprised they eat camels
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Old 04-15-2004, 02:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Things that legends are made of:

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Old 04-15-2004, 03:16 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Glad to hear it's a myth- but oh my GAWD, that is freaking nasty.
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Old 04-15-2004, 03:33 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Even so, that thing is probably the size of my hand, and looks pretty nasty.
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Old 04-15-2004, 04:03 PM   #9 (permalink)
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yeah.... camera was close, but I watche da vid last night of a camel spider chowing down an even larger scorpion.... NOT to be messed with...
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Old 04-15-2004, 05:01 PM   #10 (permalink)
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looks like 2 spiders to me.
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Old 04-15-2004, 05:23 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Partysox, huh? More like Partypooper.
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Old 04-17-2004, 01:00 AM   #12 (permalink)
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that size im not suprised they eat camels

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ... god that cracked me up...
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Old 04-17-2004, 01:07 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Partysox, huh? More like Partypooper.

i dont think party pooper

bite of powerful jaws to feed

ever been bitten by a small spider it can smart a bit... now get a spider the size of your hand and let it have a go....
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My wife was looking over my shoulder when I was surfing and I swear she just fainted.
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yeah.... camera was close, but I watche da vid last night of a camel spider chowing down an even larger scorpion.... NOT to be messed with...
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