This disgusting little creature is called a Camel Spider or a Sun Scorpion. They dwell in the hot and dry deserts of the Middle East. Their appearence as you can see, is something totally nasty from a alien flick. Some of them are really small and some of them can grow up to 2-3 ft. long. Not only that but this is just one of species of Camel Spiders in the picture. There are other ones that are yellow and brown and such but this image above just makes me cringe. They're a strange mix of species. They have eight legs like a spider, huge claws and clampers like crabs, and huge fangs. Most of them are armored just like crabs. I wanna get straight to the point on how violent and merciless these bastwards are. They run up to 30 mph. Yes, 30 flucking miles per hour. That's crazy. Olympic runners can't outrun these bugs. They sprint on dunes and burrow themselves beneath or live in caves. They eat meat. Most of them feed on camels. However, they won't hesitate to attack humans and which they have on a number occasions. Here's the gross part about their attacks on humans. They have some odd extinct to attack a human's head. They will chase you down, run up your back, climb on your neck, and start gnawing at your skull. Along with their vicious speed, massive fangs, and merciless behaviour, we top all this off with their venom. It's not really a venom but more of anaeshtetic. It actually numbs it's victims so that they can't feel the pain. Think about it, you're in the Middle East, sleeping in your tent quietly. You wake up and your left vision is blurry. Your buddies wake up and start screaming that half of your face is falling off or missing. You don't believe them because you don't feel anything until...your friends hand you a mirror. I was glancing through the net and found this here is one quote from someone who said what we should do with these: Re: Camel Toe Spider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That would be nice. We should induce them with some sort of disease and then drop onto Afghanistan. Hell, wouldn't it be cute if we parachuted them in and painted them red, white, and blue. Sweet.
ok one of you says they'll eat your face off, the other says they are harmless. which one of you is right.
That spider runs fast!! That spider is crazy!! You better not chase me you crazy fast spider!! I'M BRIAN FELLOWS!!!
I got some oceanfront property in Arizona From my front porch you can see the sea I got some oceanfront property in Arizona If you'll buy that, I'll throw a three foot spider in free...
It's harmless. I casual web search didn't turn up great info, but I did find this: http://library.thinkquest.org/28855/camelspider.html They are ugly though.
I'd rather face a spider than runs 30 mph than this animal anyday: see here... http://www.geocities.com/nickedemis/attack.html
If you are interested... HERE.. is a ton of info on this these types of spiders. These are carniverous Arachnids, that hunt their prey by chasing it. It feeds on ANYTHING. It will eat mice, litte birds, basically, anything it catches. If you feel a hard nip on your shoe at night, you have been zapped. If you are barefoot, you hear a loud yelp and "Something Bit me" and a little red mark/spot of blood. Non poisonous. It has the habbit of "chewing" patches of hair off animals and uses it for "nesting"/lair. SLEEP WELL!!!!
3 foot spiders ain't got nothin' on this little dude, possibly the most horrific animal in existence: May I present the candiru: http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/catfish/candiru.html The candiru has a voracious appetite for blood and will parasitize fish, mammals, and humans. One scientist, while holding a candiru, accidently let it enter a small cut on his hand. It could be seen writhing under the skin towards the vein. To find a fish, the candiru first tastes the water, trying to locate a water stream that is coming from the gills of a fish. Once such a stream is detected, the candiru follows the stream to its new host and inserts itself inside the gill flap. Spines around its head then pierce the scales of the fish and draws blood while anchoring the candiru in place. The candiru then feeds on the blood by using its mouth as a slurping apparatus and while rasping the long teeth on its top jaw. When candirus parasitize humans, it is usually only when they are skinny-dipping while urinating in the water. The candiru tastes the urine stream and follows it back to the human. It then swims up the anus and lodges itself somewhere in the urinary tract with its spines. Blood is drawn, and the candiru gorges itself on both the blood and body tissue, its body sometimes expanding due to the amount of blood. This is all said to be very painful for the poor person who has this happen to him or her. Unfortunately, they are almost impossible to remove due to the spines. Amputation of the private areas is the cheapest, and most life-changing, way to remove the fish. Actual surgery is extremely expensive and involves inserting the Xagua plant and the Buitach apple up the urethra. These two plants kill and even dissolve the parasitic fish. If surgery is not done in time, the blockage of the urinary tract will prove fatal. The candiru is the only known vertebrate to parasitize humans.
I've seen this a few times on the board recently. Who the hell is Brian Fellows(and don't say "I AM!!!)?
Swims up the anus and lodges in the urinary tract? Unless I was grossly misinformed by my Biology teacher, this statement can't be correct.
That's a typo. It attaches to the wall of the urinary tract, I'll let you guys figure out what it swims up.
