Saturday Aug 20, 2005

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ok couldn't find good picture in my stash so I stle one online. Here is the camel spider

http://www.defence.gov.au/news/raafnews/editions/4509/images/camel%20spider%2001-2.jpg

and...

http://www.attivissimo.net/antibufala/ragni_giganti/camel_spider2.jpg

and the bane of camel spider exsistance..

http://p.vtourist.com/1671331-spider_camel-Dubai.jpg


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sjtwelve:
nuh uh.

>>>Camel spiders are not spiders. They are sometimes called "wind scorpions" but they are not scorpions either. They are a different species of arthropod called solipugids which are not venomous or have silk-making capacity. The name 'camel spider' may come from their often being found on corpses of camels which has lead to the myth that they actually can kill camels. In truth, they will use the body of a camel to prey upon other insects that gather around carrion. Also, it has been said that the camel spider will use the hair it collects to build a nest. Whether or not it will use human hair collected from sleeping soldiers is also not confirmed.<<<
sjtwelve:
i guess yesterday was bug day. i watched something on the discovery channel about killer ants in africa. yikes. they eat live animals and babies.

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