wait!!!!!!!! oh no, another bug, the camel spider, ooooooooooo

[chong2]

i wanna say maybe jeff would want to start a bug or odd forum, eh? since this week has been about bugs, i was at a friends the other night while we were playing games this sucker come haulin butt from under the couch. these are harmless but how they look and how fast they run, all us guys were jumping like women,even with beer and poor little guy suddenly got kinda paralized, by a fishing pole rod . i have always know what these are, and saw one in that bug link the other day, its a sun spider, or wind scorpion, also it didnt mention camel spider. yes thats what it is. i guess in iraq, they "grow" much bigger. i have only seen these in the desert southwest, in AZ i did see one about 3 1/2 inches long once. if anyone wants one, ill catch it and send it to you priority

so how about that strange and odd forum 8)

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

That is just nasty. Now I know why I dont live in New Mexico

 

[doublet2a]

Yeap, those things will scare ya for sure, until you realize what it is
The name I always knew them by
was


"KADDYDIDS"



Agressive little suckers, but as you said,, Harmless


HH TIM

 

[River Rat]

That is just nasty. Now I know why I dont live in New Mexico

Now, I'm gonna have nightmares about this ugly, nasty looking thing.

RR

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Yeap, those things will scare ya for sure, until you realize what it is
The name I always knew them by
was


"KADDYDIDS"



Agressive little suckers, but as you said,, Harmless


HH TIM

Holy cripe ...your katydids look alot different than the ones we have

 

[chong2]

lol

 

[trikikiwi]

I'm getting shivers up my spine looking at those pics. I've got a few freaky bug stories myself - but I'll save'em for the Bug Forum
Great Photos. What sort of camera did you use? I should get one - or maybe learn how to use the one I've got
Cheers, Mike

 

[hollowpointred]

those are some pretty ferocious looking teeth on that critter! ill bet they bite the hell out of you!

 

[EDDE]

i swear i saw a video
this camel spider was eating a 12 inch lizard

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

cute :P... dont trust those BB eyes.

 

[chong2]

i use a casio ex-z1000, i like them because the preset shutter speeds, has a bunch of them, casio came out with a new 10 meg camera but i dont like the feel or weight, feels flimsy. you can pick one up pretty cheap since they are last years models, go to a radioshack and ask to look at a casio, have them show you the best shot feature. only downfall is the optical zoom is always around 3

 

[Monty]

I spent some time in Libya while in the service. We were on a bombing range 80 miles inland in the desert. We had plenty of camel spiders to go around. They were just a little smaller than our tarantulas, but more aggressive. Luckily the sand vipers and sidewinder vipers ate most of them! Monty

 

[kdye401]

I found two of these at different times in my bath tub. I HATE SPIDERS
I live in Southern CA If I ever ran into a Camel Spider my heart would give up the battle.

 

[chong2]

these ar not spider, but are also named camel spider, what you found is the same thing.

 

[chong2]

so technically, your heart shoulda gave up

 

[kdye401]

I took the spider to the county bug guy and he wanted it for his collection. He said it was a scorpion spider, and that they weren't that common in Ca.
When you got close to the spider he would left his front two legs in the air, thats why they called it a Scorpion Spider. It looked just like the one in the picture. Really had a bad attitude.



PS I like your AK

 

[LuisTH]

Are you sure those things don't bite? LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THOSE FANGS!!!!!

If I saw one of those in my house I sure would be yelling and screaming like a little girl.

 

[kdye401]

I did scream like a little girl,,,,,,,,,I'm 6'2" male

 

[chong2]

im sure they can bite, but are not poisonus. thanks
kdye, i like it too, here, this is a nice addition
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,90797.0.html

 

[paul1410]

What a ferocious looking critter.

Looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.

Another interesting post. Thanks chong.