Is this real??????????????????????????

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

probably

looks fukcen nuts

Click to read more...

 

[nissanrider06 10+ year member]

ewww i hate spiders

 

[wgaede 10+ year member]

No, they're not that big only like 4-5 inches long and that site seems to play on peoples fears.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/scared.gif.f134e57c6c93ccd0f15aa5ac32c7d4a0.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hide.gif.2d479cfd917eedfe201353b91522ceab.gif

 

[wgaede 10+ year member]

1. Camel spiders top speed - 10 mph.

2. Size: Up to 6 inches

3. They have no venom.

4. They don't jump.

5. Called camel spiders because they live in the desert.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_camel_spider.htm

read the comments

 

[fb4076 10+ year member]

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

 

[stones 10+ year member]

The narrative included with the photo above is as misleading as the photo's use of exaggerated perspective. Solifugids are commonly called camel spiders simply because they share the desert with camels, not because they eat them. The spiders are, indeed, very quick and frighteningly aggressive. They have a strong bite, but rarely attack humans or larger animals. Primarily, they prey on other arthropods, like scorpions, but have been known to kill lizards, mice and birds.

Many of the rumors about camel spiders (which technically aren't spiders, but are arachnids) commonly in circulation originated from the 1991 Gulf War. Other versions of the text accompanying the photo insist that these creatures scream when they run, are capable of running 25 mph and are extremely venomous. Reality, however, is not as horrifying.

Camel spiders are quick, but far from capable of the speeds attributed to them, and are completely silent. They are fearsome hunters, but are not venomous, though their bite may produce slight numbness and extreme pain.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

call em sun spiders around here. they can be a good size.