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I am NEVER going to Iraq! (Read 881 times)
Oct 20th, 2004 at 10:17am

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Not if I have to deal with THIS!  Ugghh!  Lips Sealed

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Reply #1 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 10:22am

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HELP! Me neither! Looks like its from a horror movie. Shocked Mind you the whole Iraq affair is one. Roll Eyes
 

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Reply #2 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 10:49am

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OK, what is that?  It looks like its a giant scorpian or something.  
 
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Reply #3 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 10:56am

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I don't know, but I count 10 legs on the bottom one... Shocked
 

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Reply #4 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 11:54am

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I think somehow that they are arachnids, so maximum of 8 legs... and they still look better than camels!
 

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Reply #5 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 12:05pm

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They are camel spiders, this photo has been shown on another forum a while back. found in one of the guys sleeping bag  Shocked
 
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Reply #6 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 12:08pm

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they are very nasty creatures. They feed on camels stomaches, thus ther name, they inject you with an anesthetic so you cant feel it feeding on you, they have a very good vertical leap.
 
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Reply #7 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 12:50pm
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OMG! Thats nasty! Tongue
 
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Reply #8 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 1:43pm
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Mh,tasty...Grin
 
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Reply #9 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 2:55pm

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I thought the photo looked a bit sensationalised - wide angle lens - so did a search.

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

Impressive but not THAT scary really ... unless you don't like spiders Wink

Wonder what they taste like fried?  8)
 

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Reply #10 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 3:00pm

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That's it!  Where is my boot?  I'm gonna skoosh something...  Grin
 

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Reply #11 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 3:28pm

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Eeeeeeeeek! Shocked
 
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Reply #12 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 4:17pm

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camel-spider.... spider - scorpion hybrid. Fastest arachnid, but not as dangerous as it looks.
 

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Reply #13 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 4:18pm
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Perfectly harmless at least. Thanks for the link,pete!
 
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Reply #14 - Oct 20th, 2004 at 6:48pm

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Ouch! I don't want that crawling into my sleeping bag!
 
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Reply #15 - Oct 21st, 2004 at 2:40am

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Me neither Jared!

It's funny what tricks though a good camera will do. I posted some pics a while back of the Briish house Spider. It als looks really big and scary, but as said here - it is actually a lot smaller in real life.
 

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Reply #16 - Oct 21st, 2004 at 10:09am

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Yeah, it's only 5 inches across!  That's about the size of your hand.  That is still huge for a spider, I don't care what you say...  Lips Sealed
 

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Reply #17 - Oct 21st, 2004 at 10:30am
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Methinks I've got the perfect birthday present for you,Kevin. Grin
 
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Reply #18 - Oct 21st, 2004 at 10:38am

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How many legs does it have?  Smiley
 

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Reply #19 - Oct 21st, 2004 at 7:36pm

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let me be the first to say
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


for those that don't know spiders give me the creeps, and I get the feeling my boots might not finish the job first time roud with that b*****d  Shocked
 

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Reply #20 - Oct 22nd, 2004 at 5:50am
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How many legs does it have?  Smiley


Umm...about eight? Grin
 
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Reply #21 - Oct 22nd, 2004 at 4:14pm

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Makes me think its creeping up on me now ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Reply #22 - Oct 22nd, 2004 at 4:27pm

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I think you'll find that the smaller spiders are the most dangerous. I don't mind them as a rule but I wouldn't want to run into one of these little critters. They're reputed to lurk under toilet seats & bite your bum or something more sensitive. Shocked
http://www.termite.com/spiders/Red-Back-Spider.shtml

This reminds me a of little ditty an old friend used to sing when he returned from Oz back in the 70s. Wink

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THE REDBACK ON THE TOILET SEAT
by Slim Newton

There was a redback on the toilet seat
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
I jumped high up into the air
And when I hit the ground,
That crafty redback spider
Wasn't nowhere to be found.

I rushed into the missus,
Told her just where I'd been bit.
She grabbed a cut-throat razor-blade
And I nearly took a fit.

I said, "Just forget what's on your mind
And call a doctor please,
'Cause I got a feeling that your cure
Is worse than the disease."

There was a redback on the toilet seat
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.

And now I'm here in hospital
A sad and sorry sight,
And I curse the redback spider
On the toilet seat last night.

I can't lie down, I can't sit up
And I don't know what to do,
And all the nurses think it's funny
But that's not my point of view.

I tell you its embarassing,
And that's to say the least,
That I'm too sick to eat a bit
While that spider had a feast.

And when I get back home again
I tell you what I'll do,
I'll make that redback suffer
For the pain I'm going through.

I've had so many needles
That I'm looking like a sieve,
And I promise you that spider
Hasn't very long to live.

There was a redback on the toilet seat
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.

But now I'm here in hospital
A sad and sorry sight,
And I curse the redback spider
On the toilet seat last night.
 

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Reply #23 - Oct 22nd, 2004 at 5:11pm

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yuk! Shocked
 

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