senerhu Posted April 12, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,661 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted April 12, 2004 An email from TERRY N BLOUNT TACOM Logistics Assistance Representative Armament) Camp Cook Taji, Iraq [1stBn1stMarines] stating in his email that: From someone stationed in Baghdad. He was recently bitten by a camel spider which was hiding in his sleeping bag. I thought you'd like to see what a camel spider looks like. It'll give you a better idea of what our troops are dealing with. Enclosed is a picture of his friend holding up two spiders. God Bless our troops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted April 12, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted April 12, 2004 Ha! senerhu! You must be on my e-mail loop as I got that the other day too. Ugly critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 YUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusisGod2 Posted April 12, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,065 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/03/1958 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Ya know, I can deal with snakes but I am one who has bad aracnaphobeia (did I spell that right? ) And now I know I'll have nightmares. Wow look at the size of those things. Give me snakes, bears, lions, Iraqi's, kittens :oww: , just no spiders please! :wow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 12, 2004 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,171 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,900 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 12, 2004 I really hate spiders..... I really really hate big spiders. I'm not sure how to say how much I would hate to meet one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted April 12, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted April 12, 2004 Kevin, other one, I'm with you guys! I have a terrible fear of spiders, and the bigger they are the faster I run! Those guys are ugly. I did a little research on em and they aren't actually spiders. They just look like spiders. And they act like 'em. What is that saying, if it looks like a duck?????? Anyway, those things can run about 10 mph. But, they usually don't bother people, but are a big predator to scorpions, lizards and such. Think Noah had 'em on the ark? loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey the dog Posted April 13, 2004 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 63 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/08/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2004 according to the snopes site this is just a bogus claim.urban legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yod Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 gosh I hope so!! That is the ugliest varmit I done ever saw! ?!%$^$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted April 13, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2004 according to the snopes site this is just a bogus claim.urban legend No, read the site again. The bogus claim is that the spider thingys ran 25 mph, where they only run 10 mph. The bogus claim is that they are the size of a dinner plate whereas they are actually 5" legspan. The critters are real, and there is even a video of them on that same site. Sorry yod, they're real. :oww: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasangel Posted April 17, 2004 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 70 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,513 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 39 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/19/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/27/1959 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Anyone remember that song I don't like SPIDERS and snakes?... Well that picture is one of the most scary spider creatures I ever saw. They run 10 mph? Ok that rules me out from going over to the middle east for sure. At least without pest control. Question. How can something that big hide in a sleeping bag. It would be a pretty good sized lump in there wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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