Camel spiders!

[clownphish]

Oh man, I flipped out the other night doing dishes. I had a glass dish (like Corningware) with a whole bunch of silverware in it ready to be washed. Took out the silverware and there was this tan spider about 1" just chillin' in there. Holy s*** I couldn't control it I freaked and went to get a paper towel to squash it (mind you it's literally 2 steps away) by the time I turned around it was gone!!! So after running around the living room with the heebie geebies and reassuring myself that I was 5'7" and it was only 1" and I could handle it I finally got up the nerve to go back and find it. It was chilling under the handle of the dish, probably the worst place it could have been. So I'm aiming this friggin wadded up paper towel and end up brushing it onto the paper towel instead of hitting it head on. Well, as you can guess, more freaking ensued. Grabbed another paper towel and finally squashed it, put it in the trash and took the trash out.

Moral of the story: If a 1" spider freaks me out that much, this would KILL me.

 

[MotegiMazdA]

humm black and Pr5: are those really practical...I mean its a spider so there isnt much mass there to catch when your swingin at it...I would rather have the worlds largest shoe to step on its face with.

clownfish: I live in a house with my mom and 2 younger brothers (5 and 18)...they all come running to me when theres a bug in the house. Shiat they wont even feed the gecko its crickets!

 

[clownphish]

LOL! What's funny is my mom heard me and she comes running asking "Is it a spider?" I'm like, damn, am I that predictable!? Crickets don't bug me out because I used to have lizards. Plus, I've realized it's the long spindly legs that freak me out most about spiders. If they all had stubby legs I don't think I'd be half as scared of them. I'm actually cool w/Tarantulas because they're all fuzzy so it's deceiving, and they look like they could be mammals. BUT, we have these camel crickets at my dad's house in his basement - freak the hell out of me. My brother and I used to call them "spider hoppers" because they have legs like a spider but hop like crickets. *shudder*

 

[pr5owner]

well is it worse that giant centipedes or milipedes or decipedes

 

[FunkyBuddha]

5 - 6 inches wide..then there are the long ass legs on top of that.

 

[pr5owner]

i think 5-6 includes leg lenghth

 

[MotegiMazdA]

they dont like the feel of the crickets landing on their arms. lol. oh well what can you do right? I still have to perfect my cricket snatchin skills, many have been crushed.

 

[lasermp5]

I was all for peace in Iraq... but now I say **** it. Nuke those spiders!

 

[MotegiMazdA]

^^^ you are right! Before we know it we'll be living the Arachnophobia movie!! I knew they were hatchin a plan of world domination!

 

[70]

hahahah yeah i remmber those bastards. they're mean little fuckers. i remmeber there was one in the rafters in the tent and it dropped down on someone like it was attacking him.

It was attacking him. I got chased by one for a bit one night myself while I was over there.

 

[70]

Oh, **** that! I wouldn't sleep! Are they poisonous? (nervous)

Yes, but to what extent I don't know. These things are big, and related to scorpions more so than spiders...

We cuaght one and wanted to keep it as a pet. We found a sand cricket (think roll of quarters only fatter and longer) and tossed it in the little cage. The camel spider ate the cricket like it was nothing and then looked at us.

We threw it over the fence and ran like hell.

 

[Metal MP5]

i f'n hate spiders

check this one out


EDIT-Fixed one of the images

 

[MotegiMazdA]

almost looks like you tried to smash it with your clock!!!!! (rofl)

I had a run in with a brown recluse one time. I didnt know what it was and picked it up to take it outside, my ex saw what it was and smacked my hand with a block of wood (he was holding it at the time) and I dropped it, he then proceeded to spray it with primer..(I have NO idea WHY!) and started beating it with the block till he was nothing more then a smudge in the driveway.

 

[Metal MP5]

i didnt take those pictures =) THANK GOD

i got those from another forum a while ago

i woulda died if i saw that in front of me

 

[MotegiMazdA]

looks like a wolf spider, they're harmless they just grow to an enormus size.

 

[Notorious]

i thought brown recluse didnt actually exist in north america, and it was just an urban myth. I read something to that effect i believe on snopes.com

 

[MotegiMazdA]

i thought brown recluse didnt actually exist in north america, and it was just an urban myth. I read something to that effect i believe on snopes.com

I have heard that as well. It might not have been. I didnt get a good look at the damn thing as it flew through the air with the greatest of ease...and there was no telling what it was after it was primered gray..and continuly beaten into the concrete.

 

[shinzen]

Whoever said shoot those bastards- I am with you on that. I am kind of suprised we haven't had more friendly fire deaths over there- shooting eachother trying to kill those goddamned things. I don't even mind spiders that much- but even at 5-6" thats a big bug.

 

[MotegiMazdA]

Yeah but when you think about it its funny. I mean a 5'7 guy running away from a 6 inch spider. Maybe its just amusing to me.

 

[Notorious]

gosh those things are so freaky, i seen the damage of there bites. If I saw the one I would probably light it on fire as well.

I have heard that as well. It might not have been. I didnt get a good look at the damn thing as it flew through the air with the greatest of ease...and there was no telling what it was after it was primered gray..and continuly beaten into the concrete.