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03-29-2010, 05:38 AM
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Re: Spiders, Anyone?
Oh yeah! I love these guys...they apparently have a lot of fun with them overseas. I have also read that some are kept as pets and are quite docile. Personally and thankfully I finally made peace with most spiders (I will still squish the fiddle back or other venomous species) but I especially love jumping spiders and can actually pick them up now...many are quite cute... ::pats self on back::
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03-29-2010, 07:10 PM
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Re: Spiders, Anyone?
Camel spiders are completely blown out of proportion. It's just a case of ignorance taking hold and people bullshitting. Some facts, *The diet of a camel spider consists of insects, scorpions, spiders, centipedes and sometimes small lizards too. *The camel spider actually runs at about a mile per hour. It is not an excellent jumper but is able to climb and crawl up trees and over walls of buildings in search of prey. *Camel spiders are unable to scream and the loudest noise they do make is from the sound of their jaws crunching prey. *The camel spider likes to stay in the shadows during the day in order to avoid hot patches of ground and at night it runs towards any light sources, even campfires and flashlights The last one may explain why people are attacked, especially at night. Got a flashlight? Say hello to some Camel Spiders They also have no venom glands, so that photo of the man with a bite overnight is false. It's easy for them to become infected though which explains the bite. He probably just didn't get it dealt with until a few days after. |
