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06-26-2008, 08:54 AM
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Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
Out in the middle east, there is a large arachnid called the Camel Spider.
They are terribly aggressive, carry enormous pinchers, are nocturnal, and can grow up to about 6 inches long or more. They can run from 10 to 16 km per hour and are very hardy. This topic is dedicated to these ill tempered beasts.  Camel Spiders  A bite from a Camel Spider This is an informative video on camel spiders
If that doesn't scare you, here are videos from Iraq that show what our troops have to deal with. Video taken by soldiers in Iraq of a Camel Spider eating a fairly large gecko.
A Camel Spider caught in someone's office in Iraq.
A soldier explaining the ordeal he went through when encounter a Camel Spider.
A gunner scared out of his wits by a...dead Camel Spider? 
A Marine's impersonation of a Camel Spider.
Camel Spider caught and held next to a dollar.
Camel spiders are even in Afghanistan! 
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06-26-2008, 09:34 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
Screw the Insurgents, this is the real enemy!
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"Age and treachery always beat youth and skill."
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06-26-2008, 09:46 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
OMG DESERT LOBSTERS!
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 dona nobis pacem Respect the R-Staff, they are pretty...pretty badass 
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06-26-2008, 10:01 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
Sorry folks, but they are really not that bad. That 1st photo has already been proven to be not accurate of their real size. It is more like when a fisherman catches a little fish and sticks it up to the camera in front of him to make it look big.
Look how small it is in all the other vids. Hell, the park I work in outside of D.C. has bigger wolf spiders than that. And they love to hang out in the women's bathhouse for some reason. You would not believe the screams that come out of there. The has turned into the snipe hunting joke for a new generation of military kids. |
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06-26-2008, 10:05 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
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There's a vid going about of a US Marine (I think?) eating one. Sick sick f**ker... | |
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06-26-2008, 10:38 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
Ahhhh the memories of Camel Spider vs Scorpion fights we used to have.
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06-26-2008, 11:21 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
nah it's only an urban legend that camel spiders are huge.
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Pretty...pretty badass.
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06-26-2008, 11:36 AM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
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 They aren't a new enemy though  | |
 Jihadder of 1 spambot I don't want to see a Flaming camel waving his e-penis on the wing of a typhoon. - GrayeKnight |
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06-26-2008, 12:45 PM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
so they don't actually grow to extremes?
thank god! |
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06-26-2008, 01:04 PM
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Re: Camel Spiders - Marines have something new to worry about.
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