Huge spiders found in Iraq by US soldiers

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-04-14 06:51am

http://img48.photobucket.com/albums/v14 ... Spider.jpg

From another website.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-04-14 06:58am

Those are HUGE. Definetely not for arachnophobists.

I wonder how dangerous their bite is.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-04-14 07:06am

As with all spider related threads, I refuse to click on it, yet I post to make that fact known. Yes, I am an arachnophobe.

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2004-04-14 07:10am

Comosicus wrote:Those are HUGE. Definetely not for arachnophobists.

I wonder how dangerous their bite is.

They Spiders on the pic are Camel Spiders.
Camel Spiders are not venomous, however there is a risk that an infection following a bite.
They can run with speeds of 30 kph afaik.

Edit: and they are no arachnids afaik, they have 10-legs

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-04-14 07:16am

30kph? Jesus!

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-04-14 07:18am

Oh, and according to snopes, they are arachnids:

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

(Opera's "no images" button is so cool)

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2004-04-14 07:19am

I just found an intersting link.

Camel spider aka Wind scorpion/spider

This weird looking arachnid is not in fact a scorpion or spider at all but belongs to its own order- solifugid.

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2004-04-14 07:23am

Vympel wrote:Oh, and according to snopes, they are arachnids:

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

(Opera's "no images" button is so cool)

you are right they are arachnids.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-04-14 07:37am

that thing is almost meter long!

kill it!!!

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2004-04-14 08:12am

hehe - my dad (airforce nco) already sent me pics.

I love getting news early

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-04-14 08:25am

I need a pit full of those to drop my enemies in.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-04-14 08:31am

Holy crap.....

*Is an arachnophobe*

I literally froze when I saw those pics...I thought....surely not as bad as a tarantula......

WRONG!!!!!!

<-------scarred.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-04-14 08:44am

It almost look like the facehugger

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-04-14 08:55am

Sharp-kun wrote:I need a pit full of those to drop my enemies in.

via a secret trap door no less!

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2004-04-14 09:38am

Holy shit!

We now have a practical use for the MOAB! Use it! Use it now!!!

Metrion Cascade · Post by **Metrion Cascade** » 2004-04-14 09:51am

IIRC there are no spiders larger than tarantula-size (including tarantulas) that have human-killing venom.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-04-14 09:51am

5" legspan eh? Oh, they can only run at around 10mph by the way.

Still, they look mean as hell. I'd smash the crap out of one in my house.

Metrion Cascade · Post by **Metrion Cascade** » 2004-04-14 09:55am

Rye wrote:5" legspan eh? Oh, they can only run at around 10mph by the way.

Still, they look mean as hell. I'd smash the crap out of one in my house.

Me too. After I snapped a photo and called Michelle into the room to make him piss himself.

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2004-04-14 10:15am

Rye wrote:5" legspan eh? Oh, they can only run at around 10mph by the way.

Still, they look mean as hell. I'd smash the crap out of one in my house.

The magazine a read about them claims 30 kph, some websites claim 10mph others 25mph.

Does someone know the truth?

Ravenwing · Post by **Ravenwing** » 2004-04-14 10:25am

Montcalm wrote:It almost look like the facehugger

a what whatter?

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-04-14 10:26am

Snopes says 10.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-04-14 10:37am

You people are slow. I've heard about these things for years, they were often attributed to those stories from the first Gulf War where they ate people's faces off in their sleep and chased Humvees and Land Rovers.

They are fast and they do chase people, but only for shade if you happen to be there. They aren't true arachnids as someone else said and they don't have venom, but they have a bite that will fucking kill like hell if you're on the receiving end. Most sources I have seen state top speed around 10-20mph depending on temperature, energy levels and so on.

Any 8-Bit Theatre fans will know that these make deadly adversaries.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-04-14 10:48am

Ravenwing wrote:
Montcalm wrote:It almost look like the facehugger
a what whatter?

You not seen the Alien films? The things that hug your face and implant you.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2004-04-14 11:16am

Damn 'dem's one big ol' spider!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-04-14 11:23am

holy fuck that thing's big. i'd hate to meet one of those face to face.