I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:17 amNot if I have to deal with THIS!
Mind you the whole Iraq affair is one. 
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:17 amRe: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:22 amHELP! Me neither! Looks like its from a horror movie. Mind you the whole Iraq affair is one.
Mind you the whole Iraq affair is one. Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:49 amOK, what is that?
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:56 amI don't know, but I count 10 legs on the bottom one...
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:54 amI think somehow that they are arachnids, so maximum of 8 legs... and they still look better than camels!
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:05 amThey are camel spiders, this photo has been shown on another forum a while back. found in one of the guys sleeping bag :o
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:08 amthey 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.
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:50 amOMG! Thats nasty! 
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:43 pmMh,tasty...
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:55 pmI 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
Wonder what they taste like fried? 8)
http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp
Impressive but not THAT scary really ... unless you don't like spiders
Wonder what they taste like fried? 8)
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:00 pmThat's it! Where is my boot? I'm gonna skoosh something... ;D
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:28 pmEeeeeeeeek!
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:17 pmcamel-spider.... spider - scorpion hybrid. Fastest arachnid, but not as dangerous as it looks.
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:18 pmPerfectly harmless at least. Thanks for the link,pete!
Re: I am NEVER going to Iraq!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:48 pmOuch! I don't want that crawling into my sleeping bag!