Creepy spider!

Switchbreak wrote:
LobsterMobster wrote:
MaxShrek wrote:
LobsterMobster wrote:

I'll note that Max's picture is actually two camel spiders. One's eating the other.

Yeah! I saw that picture and was like "Holy. Living. f*ck. A spider... and another one... Christ.."

The perspective in the pic is kinda weird. Notice the guy's sleeve on the right. Still, a big spider and I've heard horror stories of them eating the skin off living soldiers while they sleep.

Those are all urban legends. Same with the ones about them running 25 MPH, screaming and jumping 6 feet in the air - they don't usually bite humans (or anything larger than mice) and don't actually have the fabled anasthetic injection that supposedly allows them to gnaw at you while you sleep without your knowledge. They are pretty cool, though. A roommate of mine served in Iraq and brought home some pretty awesome videos of camel spiders fighting scorpions.

They're not all urban legends. I cannot attest to the bites. While it has been refuted, there are also instances of nasty wounds, like a brown recluse bite. So, do some of them have the capability? Maybe.

BUT - They DO jump and they DO run fast (so they can catch... BIRDS!). They ARE NOT spiders. They ARE just about the most horrifying thing you will ever meet outside of the devil himself, who I imagine is a camel spider, but bigger. There are several variants, but they all pretty much look 50% spider, 50% Scorpion/Shrimp/Pure Evil.

They get the name camel spider because, well, they kind of resemble a spider and people thought they had an affinity for camels (they would follow them). Turns out, they are just trying to stay in the camel’s shadow, for shade. Unfortunately, this is true of ANY shadow, to include a human. So you see this nasty thing in your shadow, and you, of course, like any normal human, run. It tries to stay in your shadow, and thus, “chases” you. Now you have the greatest fighting force in the world and they’re running around like little girls from these things. Of course, little girls with guns, and once the chase began the shooting soon followed. Needless to say, they’re not bullet proof!

Just like with all things new, the phobia has died down a little as time goes on, but they’re still not something you want to find in your sleeping bag at night.

A soldier friend of mine told me they do chase you but you're generally not allowed to shoot them (since a weapon discharge is a pretty serious thing if you're on base or on the lookout for hostiles).

Lots of spider stabbin's, though!

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Creepy, and spider themed.

Shoal07 wrote:

They're not all urban legends. I cannot attest to the bites. While it has been refuted, there are also instances of nasty wounds, like a brown recluse bite. So, do some of them have the capability? Maybe.

BUT - They DO jump and they DO run fast (so they can catch... BIRDS!). They ARE NOT spiders. They ARE just about the most horrifying thing you will ever meet outside of the devil himself, who I imagine is a camel spider, but bigger. There are several variants, but they all pretty much look 50% spider, 50% Scorpion/Shrimp/Pure Evil.

They get the name camel spider because, well, they kind of resemble a spider and people thought they had an affinity for camels (they would follow them). Turns out, they are just trying to stay in the camel’s shadow, for shade. Unfortunately, this is true of ANY shadow, to include a human. So you see this nasty thing in your shadow, and you, of course, like any normal human, run. It tries to stay in your shadow, and thus, “chases” you. Now you have the greatest fighting force in the world and they’re running around like little girls from these things. Of course, little girls with guns, and once the chase began the shooting soon followed. Needless to say, they’re not bullet proof!

That's awesome.

Cramps wrote:

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Creepy, and spider themed.

That's uh... huh. I wonder if the ridges improve the force feedback.

Are your Spidey Senses tingling?

Aries wrote:

Are your Spidey Senses tingling?

It took the doctors two hours to remove the smile from his face.

Cramps wrote:

Creepy, and spider themed.

Wow, that wins the creepiest picture in this thread award.

...and why is it on his forehead?

LiquidMantis wrote:

...and why is it on his forehead?

Those aren't eyes, but spinnerets.

And remember, that thing was in the hands of 1000s of little boys!

Camel spiders, eh? I saw Bear Grylls eat one of those once. It was a bit wrong. Also:

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Isn't that your ceiling, Quintin?

LiquidMantis wrote:
Cramps wrote:

Creepy, and spider themed.

Wow, that wins the creepiest picture in this thread award.

...and why is it on his forehead?

"You have a dickfor on your forehead."

wordsmythe wrote:
LiquidMantis wrote:
Cramps wrote:

Creepy, and spider themed.

Wow, that wins the creepiest picture in this thread award.

...and why is it on his forehead?

"You have a dickfor on your forehead."

I'll bite.

*clears throat*

Ta-huk, uhhhh, what's a dickfor?

Grenn wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
LiquidMantis wrote:
Cramps wrote:

Creepy, and spider themed.

Wow, that wins the creepiest picture in this thread award.

...and why is it on his forehead?

"You have a dickfor on your forehead."

I'll bite.

*clears throat*

Ta-huk, uhhhh, what's a dickfor?

It's for candiru to swim up.

wordsmythe wrote:
Grenn wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
LiquidMantis wrote:
Cramps wrote:

Creepy, and spider themed.

Wow, that wins the creepiest picture in this thread award.

...and why is it on his forehead?

"You have a dickfor on your forehead."

I'll bite.

*clears throat*

Ta-huk, uhhhh, what's a dickfor?

It's for candiru to swim up.

Huh. I guess I'm the asshole.

ApplepieChamploo wrote:

Isn't that your ceiling, Quintin?

Our place isn't quite that crappy.

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Aww, look at the cute spider, it's almost too bad i'm going to have to KILL IT. KILL IT WITH FIRE.

It's got giant eyes and an oversized head! It's a goddamn anime spider!

Prederick wrote:

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Aww, look at the cute spider, it's almost too bad i'm going to have to KILL IT. KILL IT WITH FIRE.

Man that it is one creepy spider, Pred.

It sure is cute, though.

...before it bites into your big toe while you sleep because you were too dumb to stay completely inside the covers, I mean.

This is important enough to keep in mind while reading this thread.

LobsterMobster wrote:

This is important enough to keep in mind while reading this thread. :D

Man that would make a great Reno 911 sketch.

LobsterMobster wrote:

This is important enough to keep in mind while reading this thread. :D

HAHAHAHHA

From the comments:

some idiot wrote:

This is what happens when you have a failed governemt that doesn't have enough money to educated people to become something other than a prostitute, gambler or miner... GO NEVADA!!!! Go Tax Cuts. Go Increased military spending! Woooooo Yeah I'm definately gonna build up a great country with this logic... wooooooooooo

How does a kid trying to kill a spider with fire and accidentally catching the house on fire get blamed on the "governernt", tax cuts and military spending?

Just stumbled across this and thought of this thread...

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kaostheory wrote:

How does a kid trying to kill a spider with fire and accidentally catching the house on fire get blamed on the "governernt", tax cuts and military spending?

Do not, I repeat, do not read the comments section of your average Newspaper's website. It's dumb in a way I cannot even begin to express. Arguably dumber than YouTube.

tanstaafl wrote:

Just stumbled across this and thought of this thread...
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Oh noes! My car insurance rates!

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tanstaafl wrote:

Just stumbled across this and thought of this thread...

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Luckily for the spider, spiders don't drive, otherwise it would cost him a fortune.

Well I have waited long enough to throw my hat into the ring so here it goes:

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Brown Recluse Spider bite
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Emo spider:
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This reminds me of this thread: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/3...

Anyway, I'm not scared of spiders, but some of these pics are pretty gross. The spider eating the gecko is the worst, because the spider looks leathery. That is so much worse than shell-y and hairy.