Guest Warren Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 » » I was once watching the movie Arachnophobia and all of a sudden a » huntsman » » came running out from under the TV. I screamed like a girl. » » » warren, just thought but do you ever think that there might be times when » it is best not to contribute to the forum. not sure i'd have shared that » one but from my end, please don't stop. makes rob and me look good. God knows that's what I'm here for Ken , to make you and Rob look good. I mean someones got to try.;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Warren Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 » Tell me about it. This year we have had a veritable zoo in our house. » » 1. Usual Huntsman, Wolf spider and those mid size black spiders that jump » off the wall when hit with Mortein (almost daily occurence now with winter » here and the rain); » » 2. Something that resembled a Mouse Spider in our bathroom that made a » hell of a mess when hit with a boot (shoe/thongs too small for this » critter); » » 3. Redbacks extremely common in and around our back verandah under chairs, » in the bbq, under tables, pot plants, etc; » » 4. Frogs in the bathroom and dunny; » » 5. Now we have a mice plague (6 caught at last count and countless baits » taken); » » 6. Have shot (yes, shot) 2 rats in our garage last week; » » 7. To cap it all off, a small Brown snake in our bathroom at the end of » last summer (that was fun). » » I don't mind the spiders so much now... Just a thought but have you ever thought about cleaning.:-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugomarink Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 » Tell me about it. This year we have had a veritable zoo in our house. » » 1. Usual Huntsman, Wolf spider and those mid size black spiders that jump » off the wall when hit with Mortein (almost daily occurence now with winter » here and the rain); » » 2. Something that resembled a Mouse Spider in our bathroom that made a » hell of a mess when hit with a boot (shoe/thongs too small for this » critter); » » 3. Redbacks extremely common in and around our back verandah under chairs, » in the bbq, under tables, pot plants, etc; » » 4. Frogs in the bathroom and dunny; » » 5. Now we have a mice plague (6 caught at last count and countless baits » taken); » » 6. Have shot (yes, shot) 2 rats in our garage last week; » » 7. To cap it all off, a small Brown snake in our bathroom at the end of » last summer (that was fun). » » I don't mind the spiders so much now... Yikes! You must live out in the country, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugomarink Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Holy crap!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I do a lot of pest proofing homes here in the states, those things look like giant dollar signs to me. can I get a few breeders?;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblones Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 » I f***ing hate camel spiders, hell I hate most things in Iraq Well if you remember, even those little bastards that hauled ass across our feet while we were smoking stogies made me nervous...I think that is the first time I logged a 7ft vertical jump onto that platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.G Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 » Is that one bug or two? Either way... I'd drop dead if I saw one near me. I think it's just the one, but was in the process of molting its exoskeleton. These guys have the largest mandible(jaw)-to-body ratio in the whole animals kingdom... Food for thought.... ! :-D :-D George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugomarink Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yeah, I've seen that pic and others of the camel spiders. Pretty horrifying. So just how common is it to come across those things in Iraq? Do they generally avoid humans or will you wake up with one in your sleeping bag if you're not careful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco polo Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadawin Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 That pic of the camel spider is a little misleading, with the guy standing behind messing up the scale of that picture. THey are freaky as hell looking, but only grow to about a 5 inch leg span. That is still grossly large, but not as large as they look in the pictures. From what ive read, they can run about 10mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Hemingway Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 oh hellz no!!!!!!! screw the spider in the video and that camel thing!!!! i don't mess with none of those demon creatures!! they are demons on earth, think about it...if they were like 2 feet tall, they would be like demons from the gates of hell! haaa i hate them, get it away from me! » they are not acutally spiders, they are an insect with a mandible jaw » allowing you to hear crunching noises when they eat other insects. why are they not spiders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblones Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 » why are they not spiders? here is a great link that covers all about camel spiders to include myths etc. http://www.badspiderbites.com/camel-spider/ I saw quite a few little ones in Iraq. They tend to stay in really dirty areas similar to rats (from my experience only). The largest that I have come across were in Egypt. I had a couple that I thought were chasing me, again because of the shadow thing that you read. But needless to say when those bastards scream and run into your shadown F**KIT!!! Even now I get the shakes thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingantz Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Some South Carolina creepys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMH Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 sweet mother of christ, i can feel things crawling all over me thanks to looking at those pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Warren Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 the one that really » scares me is the bird eating spider with venom that disolves flesh. Do you » know what they're called Wazza? Yep. ****in scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Warren Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 » Sounds like you guys have many nasty spiders down there. » » Note to self: Cancel next year's trip to Australia. » » Does NZ have similar gigantic nasty spiders? No not at all , just giant Maori's with machete's Again. Their women are gorgeous though Visit , I dare you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 » Toughen the F**k up indeed. » » Let me know about the next order you're shipping to Colt. I'd like to » include something nice from the garden... There's really no need Al - your devoted friendship is all one could ask for. But just in case - "I've got my eye on you" P.S. for what it's worth, a year or so ago I found a live black widow in some grapes I was eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinLightning Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblones Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 » Holy crap!!! My last trip to the the sand, I ran across a few camel spiders. Although they are not acutally spiders, they are an insect with a mandible jaw allowing you to hear crunching noises when they eat other insects. None the less I dont like them. BTW this pic is of couse not from me just a more infamous one running around although I have seen camel spiders half that size take out king scorpions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackFriar Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 » » Holy crap!!! » » My last trip to the the sand, I ran across a few camel spiders. Although » they are not acutally spiders, they are an insect with a mandible jaw » allowing you to hear crunching noises when they eat other insects. » » None the less I dont like them. » » BTW this pic is of couse not from me just a more infamous one running » around although I have seen camel spiders half that size take out king » scorpions. I f***ing hate camel spiders, hell I hate most things in Iraq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinLightning Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Is that one bug or two? Either way... I'd drop dead if I saw one near me. » » scorpions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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