News from Iraq! The Camel Spider!--CAUTION: IMAGES - Page 3

SUBMAN1 · 06-18-08, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Hunter

Two questions

1. Was that from one camel spider bite or from another spider.

2. Was that you in the picture? I hope not. Did the person recover do you know?

1. thats the damage from the Camel Spider

2. Nope not me, from what I red in the blog where I found that picture (dutch language) there was no news about the recovery.

HunterICX

That wound is close to losing that finger. Its not the bite, but the resulting infection that is doing that for him. He might be allergic to it.

-S

Wolfehunter · 06-18-08, 06:41 AM

Nasty dude nasty.

XabbaRus · 06-18-08, 09:06 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_spider

This clears a few things up. They don't attack camels.

rifleman13 · 06-18-08, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_spider

This clears a few things up. They don't attack camels.

So this explain those bites!

Don't handle what you can't handle!

silentrunner · 06-18-08, 09:16 AM

Here is a good vid explaining it

August · 06-18-08, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rifleman13

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_spider

This clears a few things up. They don't attack camels.

So this explain those bites!

Don't handle what you can't handle!

Sometimes you don't know you are handling something until it is too late.

Reminds me of this incident last summer. I was driving home from Maine and we stopped for a coffee. As we were getting ready to leave i felt something on the small of my back under my shirt. It felt like a wood chip or pebble, something like that.

Anyways I reached back, grabbed it and pulled out a very alive and angry hornet!

Luckly i had him by the back and he couldn't reach me with his stinger and the window was open so I was able to quickly chuck him out.

For the next 250 miles I kept imagining i felt another one moving around under my clothes.

Skybird · 06-18-08, 09:27 AM

Camel spiders are NOT spiders. They form a separate order of arachnids, like scorpions for example.

peterloo · 06-18-08, 09:29 AM

EEW, that spider is really nasty and a bite by it.... really hurts

Fortunately I am living in urban area and therefore have much less chance in encountering this pesky creature (cockroaches are far more common)

STEED · 06-18-08, 12:13 PM

"Lets Rock."

MG42 will do the job and deal with them ugly sods.

Ducimus · 06-18-08, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

and this happens when the bugger bites (last 2 photos graphical):

Hungry anyone?

HunterICX

I've seen that picture before. Been circulating on the net for some time. Im not sure which spider its attributed to, i think a brown recluse that went untended for some time. I could be mistaken though.

The WosMan · 06-18-08, 04:46 PM

The picture of the guy's hand is a brown recluse bite. Their bites cause necrosis of tissue that can keep coming back for years sometimes. I have heard of some people being treated with a stun gun or electrical shocks to stop the damage (they do the same with rattlesnake bites sometimes).

Since we are in a competition to gross one another out, here is what a good rattlesnake bite looks like:

The Camel Spider isn't a spider at all (they have 10 legs and spiders have 8) and they aren't venomous. They have big fangs and can give a painful puncture wound for a bite but other than that they are harmless. My buddy in Las Vegas has gotten something similar in his garden and they are pretty big and scary but that is about it. I was more freaked out by the Black Widow I nearly put my hand on when I was out there that was by his swimming pool.

Stealth Hunter · 06-18-08, 06:53 PM

Sweet Jesus...

I don't like snakes and I HATE spiders... and after viewing some of the other photos of injuries from these creatures, I have now come to the conclusion that I hate BOTH of them... especially spiders. I'm sorry, I just don't love anything that has 8 legs and thousands of eyeballs.

Skybird · 06-18-08, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Sweet Jesus...

I don't like snakes and I HATE spiders... and after viewing some of the other photos of injuries from these creatures, I have now come to the conclusion that I hate BOTH of them... especially spiders. I'm sorry, I just don't love anything that has 8 legs and thousands of eyeballs.

Ever watched "Starship Troopers"...?

Platapus · 06-18-08, 07:02 PM

that was one gross movie

baggygreen · 06-18-08, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Sweet Jesus...

I don't like snakes and I HATE spiders... and after viewing some of the other photos of injuries from these creatures, I have now come to the conclusion that I hate BOTH of them... especially spiders. I'm sorry, I just don't love anything that has 8 legs and thousands of eyeballs.

Don't visit Down Under.....:rotfl:

06-18-08, 06:41 AM	#32
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Nasty dude nasty. __________________

06-18-08, 09:06 AM	#33
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_spider This clears a few things up. They don't attack camels. __________________

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silentrunner Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mind your own business English Types Posts: 334 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is a good vid explaining it __________________

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,632 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Camel spiders are NOT spiders. They form a separate order of arachnids, like scorpions for example. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-18-08, 09:29 AM	#38
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	EEW, that spider is really nasty and a bite by it.... really hurts Fortunately I am living in urban area and therefore have much less chance in encountering this pesky creature (cockroaches are far more common) __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

06-18-08, 12:13 PM	#39
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	"Lets Rock." MG42 will do the job and deal with them ugly sods. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-18-08, 04:46 PM	#41
The WosMan Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: OH Posts: 332 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	The picture of the guy's hand is a brown recluse bite. Their bites cause necrosis of tissue that can keep coming back for years sometimes. I have heard of some people being treated with a stun gun or electrical shocks to stop the damage (they do the same with rattlesnake bites sometimes). Since we are in a competition to gross one another out, here is what a good rattlesnake bite looks like: The Camel Spider isn't a spider at all (they have 10 legs and spiders have 8) and they aren't venomous. They have big fangs and can give a painful puncture wound for a bite but other than that they are harmless. My buddy in Las Vegas has gotten something similar in his garden and they are pretty big and scary but that is about it. I was more freaked out by the Black Widow I nearly put my hand on when I was out there that was by his swimming pool.

06-18-08, 06:53 PM	#42
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Sweet Jesus... I don't like snakes and I HATE spiders... and after viewing some of the other photos of injuries from these creatures, I have now come to the conclusion that I hate BOTH of them... especially spiders. I'm sorry, I just don't love anything that has 8 legs and thousands of eyeballs.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	that was one gross movie __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.