News from Iraq! The Camel Spider!--CAUTION: IMAGES

mrbeast · 06-17-08, 07:06 PM

Now I would not like to encounter one of those during a nocturnal trip to the can!

Spiders (or at least spider like creatures) don't normally bother me, infact some are quite cute; but I think I could make an exeception for that beast.

On the subject of desert creepy crawlies, my great grandfather was stung by a scorpion in Mesopotamia (basically Iraq) during WWI. Forgot to shake his tunic before he put it on. It swelled up too, and had to be lanced, my grandmother said that half of the palm on one of his hands was a big flat scar from it. No mention of camel spiders though, but no doubt he encountered them too!

06-17-08, 07:06 PM	#11
mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now I would not like to encounter one of those during a nocturnal trip to the can! Spiders (or at least spider like creatures) don't normally bother me, infact some are quite cute; but I think I could make an exeception for that beast. On the subject of desert creepy crawlies, my great grandfather was stung by a scorpion in Mesopotamia (basically Iraq) during WWI. Forgot to shake his tunic before he put it on. It swelled up too, and had to be lanced, my grandmother said that half of the palm on one of his hands was a big flat scar from it. No mention of camel spiders though, but no doubt he encountered them too! __________________