View Full Version : FARQ!!! How scary is this?
Biff
15th July 2005, 13:39
Now I consider myself pretty reasonable when dealing with insects. Ok - so I shit out of catching a weta using my hands a couple of weeks ago and resorted to using a glass, but I'll pick up most insects, and have been known to even eat a few in my time, either voluntarily or accidentally (thanks Ms Biff for the organic broccoli).
But never in all my years have I screamed as much as I did when I first saw a camel spider. These things are big - fkin big, and fast too, and they can jump – high and far. A fkin nightmare. Although not technically spiders, they are arthropods.
I lifted up my rucksack and there the bstard was, and then it ran at me.
New pants please.
The second photo is the result of a camel spider bite - oh I forgot to mention they bite..............hard.
skidz
15th July 2005, 13:55
Just about enough to give you nightmares.
I think I'll stick to the basic NZ spiders.
Big Dave
15th July 2005, 14:47
Piss weak! - try walking across your kitchen at 2am and missing the Funnel Web rearing up to strike by a few mm. and then have it chase you up the bench top.
'One bite from that and there is no anecdote' - Smith & Jones.
White trash
15th July 2005, 15:11
HA! You reckon those critters are scary? You aint seen Riff Raff just after she dropped the SV. Farken 'ell, I wanted to get right the fuck outta there....
HA! You reckon those critters are scary? You aint seen Riff Raff just after she dropped the SV. Farken 'ell, I wanted to get right the fuck outta there....
Haha. I would want to get out of there if anyone dropped an SV
Lou Girardin
15th July 2005, 15:40
Pathetic. I had pubic lice bigger than those things.
Sure beat sticking a sock down my shorts. Especially when they moved.
SixPackBack
15th July 2005, 16:00
Pathetic. I had pubic lice bigger than those things.
Sure beat sticking a sock down my shorts. Especially when they moved.
Bbbbbbbbbaaaahhhhh......we know where you got those lice from don't we sweety
SixPackBack
15th July 2005, 16:02
Bbbbbbbbbaaaahhhhh......we know where you got those lice from don't we sweety
Your a slapper bbbbaaarby........even grumpy old men...how could you [sob]
Lou Girardin
15th July 2005, 16:23
Bbbbbbbbbaaaahhhhh......we know where you got those lice from don't we sweety
Ssssshhhhhhh!
Biff
15th July 2005, 16:28
Pathetic. I had pubic lice bigger than those things.
Sure beat sticking a sock down my shorts. Especially when they moved.
You should have washed yourself with sugar water. It doesn't kill them but it sure does rot their teeth.
Flyingpony
15th July 2005, 16:58
Very scary arthropod! Glad I don't have to deal with those.
Imagine having one hiding under the toilet seat like they do in Australia!
* Camel spiders can grow to be as large as dinner plates.
* Camel spiders can traverse desert sand at speeds up to 25 MPH, making screaming noises as they run.
* Camel spiders can jump several feet in the air.
* Camel spiders eat the stomachs of camels and lay their eggs there, hence the name "camel spider." (Legend includes the detail that camel spiders eat camel stomachs from either the outside in or the inside out. In the former case they supposedly jump up from the ground and grab onto camels' bellies from underneath; in the latter case exactly how spiders allegedly as large as dinner plates get into camels' stomachs intact remains unexplained.)
* Camel spiders are venomous, and their venom contains a powerful anesthetic that numbs their victims (thus allowing them to gnaw away at living, immobilized animals without being noticed). U.S. soldiers were said to have been attacked by camel spiders at night but remained completely unaware of their plight until they awakened in the morning to find chunks of their flesh missing.
:no:
onearmedbandit
15th July 2005, 17:33
Um NC, did you get those 'facts' of the snopes site, coz if you did you should have read further. If not, then click on the link above.
Ixion
15th July 2005, 17:33
* Camel spiders can grow to be as large as dinner plates.
* Camel spiders can traverse desert sand at speeds up to 25 MPH, making screaming noises as they run.
* Camel spiders can jump several feet in the air.
* Camel spiders eat the stomachs of camels and lay their eggs there, hence the name "camel spider." (Legend includes the detail that camel spiders eat camel stomachs from either the outside in or the inside out. In the former case they supposedly jump up from the ground and grab onto camels' bellies from underneath; in the latter case exactly how spiders allegedly as large as dinner plates get into camels' stomachs intact remains unexplained.)
* Camel spiders are venomous, and their venom contains a powerful anesthetic that numbs their victims (thus allowing them to gnaw away at living, immobilized animals without being noticed). U.S. soldiers were said to have been attacked by camel spiders at night but remained completely unaware of their plight until they awakened in the morning to find chunks of their flesh missing.
:no:
And , and , and, they are like those starfish things, if you chop one in half BOTH the halves grow back their missing bits (after a while obviously). The only way to kill them is to burn them. :clap:
Sensei
15th July 2005, 18:06
Boys friend was play down the drive in a bush then they came in side . Liams mate was standing there for about 2-3min when he let out this scream from hell thought my ears were going to pop . A Big Weta had crawed up the inside of his jeans leg but hadn't noticed till he was in the house Poor little bugger went as white as a Ghost . was pretty hard not to laugh tho as he flew around the room shaking his leg & screaming at the top of his lungs
Jackrat
15th July 2005, 18:21
Yep,Weta's in a sleeping bag go down a treat as well.
That's if ya' can stop ya'self from laughing before the victim finds out. :rofl:
Biff
15th July 2005, 19:38
* Camel spiders can grow to be as large as dinner plates.
Nah - desert plates yeah.
* Camel spiders can traverse desert sand at speeds up to 25 MPH, making screaming noises as they run.
Nah - 10MPH yeah, and as for screaming noises that's just the poor buggers that happen accross them - like me. Thanks Mr Camel Spider for showing a group of hardened squadies that, on occassion, I'm known to scream like a girl.
* Camel spiders can jump several feet in the air.
Only when toe punted - but they're fast and they do jump.
* Camel spiders eat the stomachs of camels and lay their eggs there, hence the name "camel spider." (Legend includes the detail that camel spiders eat camel stomachs from either the outside in or the inside out. In the former case they supposedly jump up from the ground and grab onto camels' bellies from underneath; in the latter case exactly how spiders allegedly as large as dinner plates get into camels' stomachs intact remains unexplained.)
Nope - they sometimes hide out around dead camels and eat the other insects that prey on the dead humpy aminal.
* Camel spiders are venomous, and their venom contains a powerful anesthetic that numbs their victims (thus allowing them to gnaw away at living, immobilized animals without being noticed). U.S. soldiers were said to have been attacked by camel spiders at night but remained completely unaware of their plight until they awakened in the morning to find chunks of their flesh missing.
Nope - but they bite - bloody hard.
As OAB said - check out Snoop for the myth dispelation. (I think I've just made up a new word - again).
this follows on from NC's post
These claims are all false. Camel spiders (so named because, like camels, they can be found in sandy desert regions, although they aren't technically spiders) grow to be moderately large (about a 5"-6" leg span), but nowhere near as large as dinner plates; they can move very quickly in comparison to other arthropods (a top speed of maybe 10 MPH), but nothing close 25 MPH; they make no noise; and they capture prey without the use of either venom or anesthetic. Camel spiders rely on speed, stealth, and the (non-venomous) bite of powerful jaws to feed on small prey such as other arthropods (e.g., scorpions, crickets, pillbugs), lizards, and possibly mice or birds. They use only three pairs of legs in running; the frontmost pair (called pedipalpa) is held aloft and used in a similar manner to the antennae of insects. Camel spiders shun the sun and generally hide during the day, coming out at night to do their hunting.
Although the creatures shown in the photograph above appear to be far too big for camel spiders, they look misleadingly large because of their closeness to the camera, which creates an illusion of exaggerated size. (Note their size in comparison to the uniform sleeve which appears in upper right-hand portion of the picture.)
SixPackBack
15th July 2005, 20:11
Big daves right.......bunch of pussies. I lived in the gold coast for nearly 5 years, we had a 10 foot long water python named Si that lived in a cage in the lounge, once ate 8 baby rats in one sitting.....i shit you not. Visiting Kiwi's would fair crap themselves at the sight of it. it escaped once after a drunken night and woz loose in the house , that night i could have beaten the dog and cat with a broom , the only place they were sleeping was our bed.
For the record large spiders we encountered over ther were dispatched with fly spray and a lighter.....they can stagger for sometime while fully alight!
myvice
15th July 2005, 21:27
I love the Aust wild life, dont mind the spiders, snakes, or even some Australians.
But my favourite has to be the Frilled Lizard, there the best, you can chase them for about 5mts befor you just piss yourself laughing! Whats even more hilarious is when someone else trys it and gets run over by them! No kidding! funniest thing I have ever seen! The drinking had little to do with this, sort of
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
RiderInBlack
15th July 2005, 21:32
Boy friendYou trying to tell us something, Sensei:wait: :devil2:
Wellyman
15th July 2005, 21:33
Holy crap. I hate some insects but I have seen worse then that, The Aussie zoo has a huge collection of spiders.
Um NC, did you get those 'facts' of the snopes site, coz if you did you should have read further. If not, then click on the link above.
I just grabbed them off the site, I was like "blah"...hence the :no: emoticon
skidz
15th July 2005, 23:01
I don't like those bloody big ants in Aussie. You know, the ones that are bigger than an inch. The buggers take a big bit of meat when they bite.
Big Dave
15th July 2005, 23:38
I don't like those bloody big ants in Aussie. You know, the ones that are bigger than an inch. The buggers take a big bit of meat when they bite.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of lighter, a can of lighter fluid, a basketball and a huge inchman nest. :devil2:
scumdog
15th July 2005, 23:42
Scared? - pah! Grew up in Malaya before it was Malasia, nothing it had scared me, last time I was scared was when Chrissie-Bimbo caught me in bed with her sister!!
Just kidding, I wasn't really afraid!
EDIT:
Actually just kidding again - C.B hasn't got a sister!!
Big Dave
16th July 2005, 00:00
Scared? - pah! Grew up in Malaya before it was Malasia, nothing it had scared me, last time I was scared was when Chrissie-Bimbo caught me in bed with her sister!!
did you give her a 'Bronco'?
scumdog
16th July 2005, 00:07
did you give her a 'Bronco'?
The last thing I needed was a 'Bronco' - fear was enough!!
Pathos
16th July 2005, 00:11
Against a bug your best defensive is your offense.
Jackrat
16th July 2005, 08:18
I don't like those bloody big ants in Aussie. You know, the ones that are bigger than an inch. The buggers take a big bit of meat when they bite.
Hmm yeah,I sat on one of them buggers at a mates place one night.
Thought I'd been bit by a snake or something.
Top quality pain,,,an a bit of panic thrown in just for good order. :laugh:
Waylander
19th July 2005, 00:48
I'm sleepin with my boots on from now on.
A reacouring (sp?) dream I had when I was younger is comming back to me now. Was sleeping in bed when a big spider attacked. I'de jump around and chase it and it would run away. Next night same dream. On and off for a few months then one night I slept with my boots on and in the dream I stomped on the bugger. No more dream.
Marmoot
19th July 2005, 08:08
* Camel spiders can grow to be as large as dinner plates.
DAMMIT!! that's almost as large as my testicles!
:Punk:
(huh...sorry...I couldn't find a more-radical response when seeing the spider pic.....I hate spiders....and I thought tarantula is scary enough......)
spudchucka
19th July 2005, 09:12
I don't like those bloody big ants in Aussie. You know, the ones that are bigger than an inch. The buggers take a big bit of meat when they bite.
A girl I knew in Brisbane got bitten on the pink bits by one of those ants!
scumdog
19th July 2005, 09:20
A girl I knew in Brisbane got bitten on the pink bits by one of those ants!
And you're sticking with that story eh? You cannibal you!!!
Wolf
19th July 2005, 15:48
And , and , and, they are like those starfish things, if you chop one in half BOTH the halves grow back their missing bits (after a while obviously). The only way to kill them is to burn them. :clap:
And scars from wounds fade after a while - trust Ixion, he has reason to be very knowledgeable about starfish....
Wolf
19th July 2005, 16:03
The "Camel Spiders" are "solpugids" - "non-spider arachnids". Also called sunspiders, sunscorpions or windscorpions.
Solpugids are another of the eleven orders of Arachnids - scorpions, pseudoscorpions, spiders, harvestmen, solpugids, mites/ticks etc.
They are non-venomous - though more efficient at eating than spiders (though not as humane. If I were an insect I think I would prefer being poisoned to death before being eaten rather than torn apart, soaked in gastric juices and then ingested.
The biggest Galeodes caspius, is a native of Turkistan and measures up to 7cm.
Ferkin' ugly huas, tho' - think I'd rather encounter an orange-kneed tarantula - it'd have less revulsion factor.
750Y
20th July 2005, 09:57
A girl I knew in Brisbane got bitten on the pink bits by one of those ants!
our rugby team had a game in Brisbane. We all sat down under the posts at one end for a team chat (right on a bloody nest of the buggers!).
The other team had a great laugh at our expense, they feel like a bee sting which is not good up your shorts lol!
Sparky Bills
20th July 2005, 10:14
FAAARRRKKK TTHHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTT!!!!! :no: :cold:
Lou Girardin
20th July 2005, 10:44
A girl I knew in Brisbane got bitten on the pink bits by one of those ants!
Did you sic your anteater onto it?
Pixie
20th July 2005, 11:49
Piss weak! - try walking across your kitchen at 2am and missing the Funnel Web rearing up to strike by a few mm. and then have it chase you up the bench top.
'One bite from that and there is no anecdote' - Smith & Jones.
I think there would be a very good anecdote...It's just that the victim would not be the raconteur. :rofl:
Pixie
20th July 2005, 11:56
And , and , and, they are like those starfish things, if you chop one in half BOTH the halves grow back their missing bits (after a while obviously). The only way to kill them is to burn them. :clap:
Night of the Living Dead Starfish
Pixie
20th July 2005, 11:58
*
* Camel spiders are venomous, and their venom contains a powerful anesthetic that numbs their victims (thus allowing them to gnaw away at living, immobilized animals without being noticed). U.S. soldiers were said to have been attacked by camel spiders at night but remained completely unaware of their plight until they awakened in the morning to find chunks of their flesh missing.
:no:
Eeeeyeeww,wake up in the morning and your willy's missing! :no:
Sniper
20th July 2005, 17:08
Ahhhh, camel spiders. They were great. Used to catch them in the desert and get them to fight each other. I'll see if I can find you a picture of me holding one
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