Huge spiders.
ironhorseredleg
Active member
Yep, they're real. That's two of 'em, actually, and a variety of them live in the SW US. For a good idea about their size, compare the two in the picture to the hand at right that is holding them, not the legs in the background :-D
Here's more:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dy...ttp://www.insectia.com/beta/e/iv_c202024.html
Here's more:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dy...ttp://www.insectia.com/beta/e/iv_c202024.html
SwordFish_13
Active member
Hi,
The wind scorpion has been called the official arachnid of the war in Iraq. One soldier described it as the "most grotesque-looking thing you've ever seen," and several legends have grown up around it. For example, it is said that the creature runs more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) an hour, makes noises like a screaming baby, and warrants the name camel spider because it scampers onto camels' stomachs and feeds on them until their intestines fall out—none of which are true. The wind scorpion actually runs about a mile an hour, makes no noise at all, and eats small desert creatures like insects and lizards. Its formidable appearance has long fascinated troops in the area: During World War I, soldiers stationed in Egypt staged fights between captive wind scorpions and placed bets on the outcome.
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Peace
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The wind scorpion has been called the official arachnid of the war in Iraq. One soldier described it as the "most grotesque-looking thing you've ever seen," and several legends have grown up around it. For example, it is said that the creature runs more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) an hour, makes noises like a screaming baby, and warrants the name camel spider because it scampers onto camels' stomachs and feeds on them until their intestines fall out—none of which are true. The wind scorpion actually runs about a mile an hour, makes no noise at all, and eats small desert creatures like insects and lizards. Its formidable appearance has long fascinated troops in the area: During World War I, soldiers stationed in Egypt staged fights between captive wind scorpions and placed bets on the outcome.
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Italian Guy
Milforum Hitman
Ok people and here we have the winner for the most disgusting thread of the year :rock: :cheers:
ironhorseredleg
Active member
Yeah, that whole "camel's intestines falling out" put it right over the top for me.
Italian Guy
Milforum Hitman
KC72 said:
Come outta here, man, it is just huge giant poisonous flesh eating monsters, after all..
Italian Guy
Milforum Hitman
Redleg said:
Yeah I find it cruel too. I hope it doesn't happen today 8)
Springfield
Active member
Holy crap! Those pictures are making me sick! :| :?
ironhorseredleg
Active member
Come on, folks. If anyone was pitting these spiders against each other today, we'd probably end up with a picture of some GI holding a dead one with a live one eating it's guts.
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