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Re: Camel Spiders
In Somalia they were a pain in the ass. Not aggressive though. But they did like the salty moisture from your empty boots and clothing. We found them in some real weird places. The creepiest thing I saw was when I lifted a piece of plywood that had been lying around for awhile and lo and behold a Black Momba (SNAKE). Jesus, I freaked out and ran away screaming like a little girl. It was about 5 1/2 feet long and really pissed off. I returned with a can of Diesel and burnt the whole grid square.
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04-18-2004, 01:56 PM
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Re: Camel Spiders
I have some pics of Camel Spiders from Afghanistan...I'll put em up here once I find em. Yesterday, the boys at the Water Point caught 3 Tarantulas and one Crab Spider. We brought them back to camp and fed the to our unofficial camp spider "Krusty"....Krusty is the size of and adult hand and viciously kills everything put into his cage.
Some pics of Krusty to follow...
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04-18-2004, 02:56 PM
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Awesome Rob, I cant wait to see those 
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04-18-2004, 03:02 PM
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Great googa-mooga!
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04-18-2004, 08:10 PM
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it is, its one eating another.......
they look like the things out of aliens.......
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04-18-2004, 09:16 PM
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Re: Camel Spiders
I found a pic of "Krusty the spider"
And the Centipede by my tent.
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04-19-2004, 09:22 AM
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LOL... Krusty... great name. Nasty looking centipede you have there... I assume Krusty got a good meal?
We really enjoyed freezing the camel spiders in LOX (liquid oxygen for those that are about to ask) and throwing them really high in the air while I was in Saudi. The end result was quite explosive. They definitely aren't aggressive, but I wouldn't want to make one mad... the fangs on those things are serious.
Those black mambas on the other hand were things I REALLY shied away from. Good job dealing with one of those critters RYN. Nasty buggers. Ever tried to get one out of a landing gear wheel well? Not Fun! They seem to like hydraulic fluid for some reason and don't take kindly to being poked with sticks.
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04-19-2004, 11:26 AM
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Is it just me or is there way too much information in that picture???
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04-20-2004, 04:42 PM
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OH GOD YEAH THATS FUN TO WATCH I HAD A praying mantis when i was a kid and i used to feed it spiders crickets flys... it was great because it used to grip them and suck out their brains....
but one day i got ambitious and i put a huge bugger chricket in there... and the cricket kicked the mantis head clean off... no joke it was cool
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04-24-2004, 04:53 PM
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When I saw that picture I thought it as a facehugger out of the Alien films  I'm going to have nightmares now, thanks alot! 
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05-13-2004, 11:13 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders
Here is a picture I took of what I guess is a Tarantula in Sabah, Malaysia. The picture doesn't do it justice though, it looked a lot bigger in RL, especially when I got near it and it jumped about three foot in the air.
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05-13-2004, 01:39 PM
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Re: Camel Spiders
as far as i know terrantulas dont jump???
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05-13-2004, 01:59 PM
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as far as i know terrantulas dont jump???
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I always thought they did. And quite well too I thought
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05-13-2004, 02:01 PM
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In Somalia they were a pain in the ass. Not aggressive though. But they did like the salty moisture from your empty boots and clothing. We found them in some real weird places. The creepiest thing I saw was when I lifted a piece of plywood that had been lying around for awhile and lo and behold a Black Momba (SNAKE). Jesus, I freaked out and ran away screaming like a little girl. It was about 5 1/2 feet long and really pissed off. I returned with a can of Diesel and burnt the whole grid square.
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Geez Ryn, I remember training down at FT Sherman Panama. We were moving along in ranger file and got to this little opening in a low area, The RTO Got within feet of a killer bee nest. He had alot of gear and was protected pretty well. Well the bees attacked him and he dropped to the ground, mind you pack and all on, and he jumped right up in an adrenaline rush and we(a 9 man squad) ran in every direction of the compass.
The monkeys down there are a different story.....
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05-13-2004, 03:12 PM
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as far as i know terrantulas dont jump???
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That's how they hunt. They don't build webs to catch prey.
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