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Hi Raegan, you are right about the camel spider, they are pretty cool and I would like to know if they actually have 10 legs as well.
I was just looking up spiders and I saw the camel spider and I flipped out!
camel spider are the radest spider on earth the are all most the biggest spider on earth
I thought I was the only one that had seen that spider. I thought it was from outer space and I tried to explain the thing to friends but they couldn’t imagine. I wondered for years what that thing was and now I know it was a camel spider. I was in valley center, CA. when I found it.
I lived in Colorado and found Camel Spiders there (Colorado Springs). From what I was told they came back in serviceman’s hold baggage from the middle east. The ones I found were only about an inch in length.
When I was in Desert Storm they were all over the screen of our GP med. Some one caught one and it was about 3in long.
As mentioned in the article, this is not actually technically a spider. It is an arachnid, like spiders and scorpions, but it is NOT a spider! Note the ten legs and the pair of distinctly large chelicerae (the pudgy things that look like mini-legs between their front legs). Spiders have eight legs and (generally) smaller chelicerae.
Also, they do not create a numbing anything! Nor will they eat your face. They won’t even try to attack you unless they feel you’re encroaching upon their territory or doing something equally perceived as threatening. With how odd this creature looks, it’s sometimes tempting to listen to myths. But the camel spider is just getting some bad press. Check into things before making such wild claims. The closest thing to anything these myths have claimed is a study done in India that said that ONE subspecies had venom causing paralysis in 7 of 10 lizards they test-injected, but that test has never been replicated, ergo it’s unreliable.
yeah cool till it breaks out of the cage and bites your face off
These spiders are REALLY CREEPY-LOOKING! who in their right mind would want a pet that could bite you and suck your muscle liquid? your kids? spouse? medy has the right idea; scream bloody murder and call the nearest exterminator!! By the way, Camel Spiders don’t live in Florida, do they?
the camel spider is so awesome i would love to have one to scare my self!
I think they’re kind of cute. But of course I wouldn’t sleep with one!!
DUUDE, i want/need one of these camel spiders, it would make an awesome pet to have just roaming in my house, i also think it would be funny to watch it mess with my cats!!! (jk on the cat thing) let me know if they start selling them
i think spiders r not that scary but i hate the little ugly fuzzy things but camel spiders i just got out of iraq and they aint all that bad well when u have a gun anyway but other than that they try to eat just about everything
That Camel Spider is soooo nasty!!!
i think you people are crazy if you want a camel spider for a nasty freaky looking pet. I hope all the soldiers kill them if they see one……. i would
~ i wouldn’t even take a picture of it…
Medy it actually injects you with something that makes you numb and you wouldn’t even feel it. Imagine that you are sleeping in a tent and you wake up with some body part missing… that is soo sick!
After it bites you you wouldn’t feel it feeding on you….. scary to even think about it.
I live in Alaska, and i don’t really think there are any camel spiders around here because it get pretty cold in the winter… but then again i hope there are none….
Sometimes my cousin would go outside and smoke and there would be spider webs above the window and a spider is near by somewhere and it would be dark outside and moths flying around near the light, he would catch one and throw it on the web and watch the spider bite it or what ever it is doing. then it would role it up and put it off to the side and go back and fix its web…. he would keep catching moths and throwing it in the web….I’ve seen him do that a couple of times and it was soo nasty! he would take pictures of it roling the moth up, but then his wife would delete them…. that was almost a year ago so i don’t know if he still feeds his little friends….well he called them his friends…
Well thats it to it.
12/14/07 at 8:15 PM
I’ve heard a lot about these camel spiders i think they are pretty cool! Whenever somone would tell me more about them i thought that was cool how big they were. One kid in school told me that they were 6ft in length and a sub that i had in school today said he told our class that they were 4ft in body length and 5ft in leg length. I didn’t really believe that though so i went to google.com and looked up Camel spiders an i heard all of your comments and you who have went to Iraq i believe you mostly if you are telling the truth?
One time when i was at my grandparents house at the state border when he walks to his mail box he crosses the border. But anyway i was around his dried up ditch because he didn’t have it running for a few days and i was flipping rocks to see what was under then and it was the first one i flipped and there was a 2″ scorpion, ant, and spider looking thing. I ran and looked for an empty jar and i found a hug kind of pickle jar so i said it works then ran back where the spider was under the fliped rock.
I bet it was looking for shade and it was still there it was all skrunched up and i just picked it up like how people pick up taranchulas. And never went on the web to find out until now and i still have it and i found it about in the year 2003 now it is about 4 and a half inches long i hold it and every thing. I feed it crickets and other bugs its size that wouldn’t hurt or kill it i made it a big forest kind of place for it in a big fish tank.
When it is hungry it goes to the highest point it can and tries to climb. I put a cricket and i either toss it in the cage and it jumps just like a jumping spider and wraps around it and bites it to death. or i hold the cricket in between my thumb and pointer finger.Then it would jump and do the same thing but it would fall but it doesn’t care. but that is my true story it hasn’t had any babies yet i wonder why.
If any one would like to tell me more PLEASE do!!!
Thanks!
I would like to know how much someone would pay for a camel spider? I see them around my home all the time. I would sell your readers a camel spider.
I’ve done my share of time in the sandbox (Central Iraq, near Tikrit) and just like everyone else on this page that has been there, I too have to say that a lot of the stories people spread are false.
They do grow to about 6 or 7 inches (the biggest one anyone in my unit caught was 7 inches), and they do move slightly faster than most spiders (10 MPH is pretty accurate). But the jumping, unprovoked attacks, poison, and all that other garbage is all myth. One thing that scares a lot of troops is the fact that they WILL follow you around during the day, but not to attack. Quite the opposite, really. They are actually trying to stay in your shadow and enjoy the shade you are providing, and are actually rather grateful. They are mainly nocturnal, and are not accustomed to the heat and sunlight of the daytime.
Now, the stories of “Camel Spider Battles” are true. Those I’ve seen take place. Usually troops will try to find the largest ones possible, attempt to keep it fed and battle-ready, and pit them against each other, as well as against lizards, mice, and other small wildlife. Usually a large box or even a garbage can lid can be used as an arena, and I’ve seen many Sunday afternoon battles take place.
As far as bites go, I have been bitten once (I accidentally grabbed an unsuspecting arachnid that was hidden behind a box) and it was a little painful, but nothing excruciating. Unfortunately, I didn’t take a picture of the wound, but they tend to be slightly jagged, and heal fairly quickly if treated immediately.
I believe I’ve seen one of these spiders camping in Orland, CA., on July of 2005. Could be wrong, but the descriptions remind of it and those who’ve seen them in the U.S. make the odds pretty possible.
I hate spiders and everything about them, but the more I look at the bites and the spiders doing this, the more interested I get about them. Its sad to see the pain people are in from these bites, but those pictures just goes to show you, you need medical help if you think you need it. Dont wait until its too late
camel spiders arnt spiders looks like a spider and a scorpion together they are called spogulids. names can be misleading such as a sea spider isnt a spider its an ancient group of arthopods from the cambrian period
holy smokes! if i had seen one of those spiders eye to eye i’d be terrified three weeks from sunday!!!!
I Thought they were about 3ft long but after reading this website i found out that they are only about 6in long and i would find it hard to try to battle them w/ a sorwd but it would be sweet to watch them fight each other.
As kids we caught these things in the semi-desert near Kuruman in the Nothern Cape Province, They are not as big as the myth and none of us ever got bitten. We would put them in a can and when we got two together we would shove them into a face off. Invariably the bigger one would kill the smaller one, but would not last a fight with another one.
I have two of them,,,their verry expensive to purchase and to keep,,the truth is that their verry boring insects,,a tarantula is much more entertaining,,plus the camel spider is to afraid of you,,my tarantula is so cute,,i have so much fun with it,,,i think it likes me,i only think,,,because i sat on it for 20 seconds and it didnt do anithing,it just waited for me to get up!!well i only wey like 72 kg,, a car ran over one and it was fine,it just sank a bit in the sand!! anywheu the camel spider is verry dumb,just stupid,,it looks col,but a hairy tarantula is much mote fun!
My best friend and i caught one and thought it would be cool to keep under his bed for his mom to find. The next day i came over and found it feasting on his leg. he woke up and passed out instantly the moment he saw his leg. He went to the doctor and it got carved up pretty bad. Now he’s got a big patch on his leg. Think twice before you get one of these as a pet. If you insist on having a camel spider, make sure it is IMPOSSIBLE for it to get out!
i think they are very cool. i want one as a pet. i was wondering if anyone has one or can get one for me. thanks.
Those camel spiders are awesome =} dangerous i will love to have one as a pet!
I live in South Africa in the area known as the Little Karoo. We have a species of Camel Spider around here too. It has been said by this one culture, that the spider looks for hair at night to make it’s nest. It uses its mandibles to get the hair out from the root; as a result of this; one is left with a hairless spot, which never grows back again. We haven’t actually seen any cases of this type of thing happening. At night those people sleep with stockings on their heads, as to prevent this from happening.
There was one evening a couple of years ago, when the lounge door was left open and this Camel Spider ran in. It had a huge thorax. It was pretty fast and you could hear it running on the linoleum flooring; if you had to tap long fingernails on linoleum flooring, that would be exactly what it sounded like. It had been squashed with a broom. It’s blood was a very egg yolk-like yellow.
I have a camel spider in my house, its pretty intense it steals all my food
camel spiders are disgusting i went to iraq in 05 and seen a couple but they were no bigger than 3 inches i nmaybe goin back soon and im dreading it.
I really want a camel spider. If anyone can send me one or iknow where i can buy one email me.
man these spiders are so freaking cool send me one
you need to put camel spider bites on this site so we can see them
Just to let you all know…. there is a motion picture that is being made about camelspiders with a twist to it. Yes it takes place somewhere in the desserts of Iraq, and it deals with soldiers fighting against them in a horrific way . It might just work, because these things are based on real events.
I think these camel spiders look COOL!
I just can’t believe my eyes! I’m scared!
can camel spiders be poisonous.
Well for starters I’m not arachnophobic but I don’t like spiders or centipedes or any other crawly leggy spider like creatures I live in Cali and there’s almost always a black widow hiding in a dark spot or a wolf spider near me I’ve been bitten in my sleep a lot,but these camel spiders are so fascinating that I actually want one! It’s crazy but those things are awesome. I’d name it…..Saddam.
These things look so cool i wish i could have one but i already know if i were to get one my parents would kill me. But those who think these camel spiders are creepy looking, you have to admit that they also look so cool.
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hey, ya i got kind of curious about camel spiders so i thought id find out a little more, and they’re amazing!!!we don’t have them were i live but i wish we did! its the only spider i think i can really tolerate…lol..but these things are awesome and if you are one of the lucky ones that get to hang out with these things then go play!!…lol…
ah, now I am scared!
yo Tarantula3453, if u have 19 Camel Spiders then do you want to sell one to me? is u do then email me @ hmong_GT_S @ yahoo.com thanks.
These spiders are amazing lol! I wouldn’t like to come across one tho
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I am just glad they don’t live in England
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if any one can give me better info about these please email me a bugtupper @ msn.com
This is the biggest spider I have ever seen since 8 legget freaks. My uncle is in the army and I asked him about these spider and he told me they wher not a threat to the crew.
yeah they are pretty cool but the myths surrounding them are overrated. if you look in the photo posted the TWO camel spidders that are being held up are only about as big as his sleeve and they contain no poison. they are still extremely aggressive and can travel pretty fast 10 mph average. and yes you can have them as pets- i dunno about you yanks but over here in the UK you can order them online for as little as ?17 or roughly $40 in your terms. but think wisely before getting one of these as a pet although not poisonous their mandibles are treacherous and can even bite through wire mesh. you must get a tamper proof plastic tank and make it impenetrable. due to there aggressive nature and speed and instinct to seek out shade if they get loose you will be screwed! it unlikely that it will attack you but it may attack smaller pets and will be very hard to find so if you are interested in keeping one it is best you either have some experience with previous aggressive arachnids or do your homework and learn as much as possible. if you treat it with respect it will treat you with…..
it wont get the chance to bit you!
What is your problem…why would anyone think that those things are cool or cuddly i cant even look at them or anything like them
so i think all of you who like these spiders are really crazy! You might think that there cute and cuddly but there really not. Blah, they’re gross I hate them
I live in a small town called Hanford, Ca. We see these things all the time. They are only about an inch or two when we see them. They really scare us every time we spot them! I just want people to know that they are not only on the other side of the world or just in the desserts.
they do look cudly!
Anyone that is bored and lives in the so cal area these spiders can be found all over the river beds in whittier
I used to find them at least once a month about the size of a Susan B Anthony dollar
OK Medy, didn’t you read the information about the camel spider here? they are not venomous and they can’t do all that gaping hole stuff so take time and read it again!
bob,
I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!
I am a Marine out in Iraq for my 3rd time. I have a camel spider as a pet “ButterCup” When I found her she was not screaming for my blood I have held her in my hands with mech gloves and even let her walk on the back of my bare hands. She even loves to eat lizards, Beatles and everyone in my unit comes to check her out every time.
comment #13, you’re a bit touched! Reread your post. What a genius.
Hi my name is SPC Ace and I am currently out in the Laghram providence in Afghanistan. I must say this site really opened my eyes on the camel spider. I currently have one in a aquarium in my room at the barracks. He eats a lot and I am so glad that there is an abundant supply of Ants and other bugs to feed him.
we have a lot of them in our compound in Chad. And almost all of them were killed by us. So, yes, they are fast, but not fast enough for our feet.
I even found one of them in my bed, but happily enough before I went in myself. So after elimination the bed was all mine again.
Please people, this are just rapid moving, scary looking animals. But they aren’t more than that.
When my son was in Iraq they used to dig holes in the ground, throw in a camel spider and a scorpion to fight to the death the spider usually won even when it was 2 on 1
Hi Folks
I’m one of the unlucky people who have been bitten by one of these spiders.
It was in Afghanistan last year April 07 while i was working at the airport in Kabul. I didn’t know it had bitten me until I felt some pain in my right leg behind the knee. On investigation i found that i had been bitten 9 times.
The Doctor gave me intravenous injections twice a day for seven days to kill the infection. As i was clearing land mines at the time i suppose its part of the job.
I’m now working in the nLebanon and have seen Camel Spiders here on two occasions. I have been left with some reasonable scars on my leg as a result of my meeting. I was wearing long pants at the time so it must have run up my leg while i was standing still.
Keep safe
Mark
Well, my husband, a Marine who has done 3 tours to Iraq, says that they are not quite as big as in the famous picture, but almost!!
The ones in northern Iraq are relatively small compared to the ones in southern Iraq, which can be nearly as big as shown. He estimates the speed at about 10 mph, not 25 or 30 as often said.
He has many pictures of them, on floors and walls with people visible in the pictures. No tricks of perception were used and they were huge! No one he knows was bitten, but many were “chased” and the spiders often crawled over them all while they slept – he would often be woken up by the sensation of one scuttling across his feet or arm.
Unfortunately, because of the high number of Middle East deployments in the past five years, our base is crawling with them, because they hitch rides over in packs, equipment, and vehicles. I have seen two this week alone, one in the sand and one actually inside my work.
Although large for a spider (and we see plenty of tarantulas out here too, so I am used to large spiders!!), neither was as large as some of the pictures. But then, they may have been babies for all I know!!
I would be willing to waste a lot of expensive ammo shooting at a camel spider chasing me.
I don’t think they would survive well being kept as a pet. They live in the desert and hot areas for a reason. Plus you would have to feed it a lot.
Also, if they get out… I would be full auto shooting in the house, then drop a grenade and cart wheel out of the house just as it explodes to destroy any eggs it may have laid.
I wouldnt want one as a pet, but i wouldnt mind seeing one up close. God bless our troops!!!
Hi All,
I am insects collector from Pakistan, during my collection trip in May I collected many camel spiders, any researchers want these just let me know.
I live in Joshua Tree California, and we’ve been finding these things in our house like crazy. First we’d just see little tiny ones, but now we’re finding some that have bodies fatter than my pinky.
We currently have 2 in a cage with 2 scorpions and a cricket! I guess we’ll have to wait and see who’s still alive in the morning. These things scare the crap out of me but my husband is fascinated with them and just keeps putting them in jars! Ha!
They might not get as big out here as they get in Iraq but they’re big enough to give you the creeps when you turn around and it’s just staring at you with its big pinchers!! Ew!
I am a little confused with the camel spider information. The stories say that the spiders have a soothing numbing agent that they inject into its victims so that no pain will be felt when they start to eat your flesh, tissue etc… Is that true? Do they have a numbing agent?
Also obviously any spider bite should be treated or it could get worse, but how often do these spiders bite a human and its deadly? Is it capable for them to bring down a beast like a camel or a horse?
Thanks so much for your information and help!
I am interested in having one of these as a pet. I have a Vietnamese Centipede and a Goliath Bird Eater tarantula, and I’m looking for something a bit meaner. If anyone in Iraq is willing to send me a live Camel Spider, I’d really appreciate that. I’ll pay for it + S&H if needed. I’ll check this page often for replies
Or if anyone can, please e-mail me @ vietslikz at sbcglobal.net Thank you.
Good god thats a big spider. Those types are the exact reason why I’m not going to Iraq. God bless America, which is where I’m staying
I caught this camel spider following me last night while I was on guard patrol in Tucson Arizona, it was about 4 inches long! I have attached a picture below:
hiii
well i just have to say this….i think spiders are kwl but only when thay are not on me….thats a different story
i have been bite by a spider 4 times but not by a camel spider i would be lucky lol
na i was bite by a black widow :O
it was nasty neally died
andway cnt spell the other spiders name lmao to hard
yh but when ppl say aww i love spiders good on ya but u still dnt know how it feels being bite by one it will change ya life
bye lizzy
XxX
well im in the army stationed at ft bliss and it just so happens that last night my wife got scared while capturing a camel spider wow now in elpaso wondering if they are native to this area
I hear a camel spider on a stick is gooood eat’s too!
I have a spider , but don’t know what kind?
It is brown , and a creamy white . It is also a femal and it is
pregnet . it is also so small . Exapt the but .
but spiders are gross so gross . I need to find
out what kind it is .
kallie
I found a camel spider where I work and if anyone is interested in buying it email me at vestrada1026@yahoo. com.
Found one in my home in Las Vegas. The Iraqi invasion has begun!
i think these creatures are very prehistoric looking. here in california (and not in the desert) we have what are called “potato bugs”. not the little black bugs that roll up when you touch them. no, these potato bugs are almost the same thing as the camel spider. only smaller. but seem to be just as mean.
i catch the potato bugs here and put them in jars and feed other bugs to them. it’s like national geographic right here in my own house. as for the camel spider and the potato bugs (and anything like them), i do not think everything evolved from the prehistoric times. like aligators i think some things just stayed.
so they dont have poison because i have seen them in my house at night and i saw 3 tonight, should i do something?
I found a camel spider. I am going to keep it. But i dont know what to feed it. but my brother and I put a cocaroach in the cage and after a couple of days i look and the roach which had died and the butt was torn off of it and it was empty inside. But i dont know if it had just rotted away or the spider did that because I cant find anywhere that is says they eat cocaroaches. If anyone sees this comment and knows the answer please email me at jtlmonkeyboy @ gmail.com Thank you
camel spiders are so ugly..!
can they seriusly get really really big..?
i hate that people have to stay around something like that
in iraq..! so i really hate them..! they are huge and the bites look really painful..!
Alright… So not to be the one that rains on everybodies parade here.. But I am slightly concerned about the kids on here who claim to want a wind scorpion as a pet.. It’s not the pet that worries me.. Not even the children/people asking for one… It’s more the people who are offering to send you one. The names and stories they tell sound a little funny… I have a really bad feeling about a few of them… They sound “suspicios”. I have had a bad experience, personally, with online predators… I would just suggest that these kids be very VERY cautious as to who they are chatting with in attempt to obtain a camel spider. In order for them to send you one.. expecially a LIVE one.. It is nearly impossible.
I do not know any postal service worker who would in their right mind after hearing all the stories whether they be true or false.. Or even one who has no idea what type of spider it is… They would not willingly deliver… And in the case that they have no idea what they are delivering.. There would be no way for the arachnid to breathe… Not would they really take into consideration the “fragile” sticker on the package unless it were specifically delivered as a living thing. Your best bet in getting one of these creatures is to NOT give out an address to anyone over the internet.. Including websites.. And to discuss how to get one from someone in the military that you know on a personal level.. If you have no direct friends/family members in the military.. I’m sure you can find SOMEONE who does.. Why would anyone seriously send you a camel spider? It would be dead before you receive it.. Or lost in the post office and I’m sure someone will get blamed for endangerment… They are already in the U.S… wait for vacation and suggest one of their current more local habitats.
I can only imagine the only way one of these would be able to survive a journy by mail would be already dead… Or as an egg… But if any of you do decide to give out your address to a stranger over the internet.. Good luck with getting your spider, and I hope fate guides you in a positive direction…
Hey all! Camel spiders aren’t that hard to find. I live in Wyoming and found one in my bedroom the other night. I have been keeping it in a jar and feeding it other spiders and bugs that infest my house. Its pretty handy. They do have huge beak-like pinchers and its pretty sweet to watch them eat! No one should be scared of them. They are harmless!
well we just founf a camel spider in our house. we live in sw idaho. it was in the kitchen. my son went in the kitchen and the next thing you know he comes running out and said a spider just tried to attack him. he said the spider jumped about 12 to 18 inces off the floor and came at him. we captured the spider and resurched the net and discovered it to be a camel spider. not sure what we will do with it yet.
i just found a dead one in my slipper earlier, and i was just bitten about ten minutes ago by a 2 1/2 inch one that was hiding in the bag i use for chainmail rings, that really stung, they arent just in the southwest, they reach up to way north colorado
I own a pet camel spider he is ugly! But for some reason he does not bite me! I put him on my hand all the time and he acts so sweet!
He just crawls around my hands and he dosent even run! Hes a real cutie i named him Critter.
Hey Guys!!!!!!!!!! Do nto be fooled because there are Camel Spiders int the USA in North Carolina…My son found one about 12 years ago. They have either migrated to the USa or come in a shipment from overseas. They do like the shade and I am glad he did not get bit!
hey geuss what for all u people who want a camel spider i caught one in rio rancho,new mexico about the size of a fifty cent piece this little thing is creepy lookin hahaha
we caught a camel spider n flashbanged it, it went crazy man
camel spiders ewww
If it annoys you, when a sun spider follows your shade, don’t try to get rid of it by passing a group of rocks, hoping it trades shades.
Chances are a whole bunch of them is hiding underneath those rocks, waiting for the next bus.
Best thing to do is briefly socialize with one of your mates, preferably a chubby one.
the camel spider looks more like a scorpion
Wow those spiders look and sound fun to shoot at but they look creepy and i dont know why any one would like on of these for a pet just imagine it escaped and left your house to make a nest a lay eggs. Then they will over populate your area and then start to spreed to diffrent areas that will suck really bad.
I have a pet camel spider. 3rd one I have found in about a month at my house in Fernley, NV. First one was very small. A wolf spider ended up eating it. The second one I still have. About an inch long. The third one, one of my huskies stepped on on my front patio.
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I live in West Texas ( Big Bend) area and yes, they are here! The largest I’ve seen here is about 4″ long. They really are disgusting!! We have to worry about everything from a rattlesnake to scorpions, centipedes, (which my neighbor just found in her backyard this evening) all the way to camel spiders. We see Camel Spiders just about every day..anyone interested (seriously interested) my husband can find out the details of shipping these critters and possibly get them to you…I’ll check this again soon to see if n e one’s interested.
-Loree
Medy #49,
I’m currently in Afghanistan and see camel spiders all the time. They aren’t poisonous, a little aggressive when they feel threatened, but practically harmless. The substance tha dissolves flesh is actually called hemotoxin and contains enzymes that dissolve tissue. Rattlesnakes and certain species of spider, like the brown recluse, carry this venom. The camel spider does not.
hi those camel spidere are crazy to why would you wanted one as a pet?
I am in the Army, and i will be sent to Iraq soon. This information is helpful.
We have quite a few of these in Southeastern Arizona. Sure they run fast, but never at people. Never heard of a dog or cat bitten by one much less a human.
Are there any recipies calling for Camel-Spiders?
I have known three people that were bitten and died… never play with these creatures… I kill them every time I see them… they are called “Matavenados” (Deerkillers) in spanish… never leave them alive…!!!
k. so you guy’s want camal spiders, big deal! they’re just solifugae. there’s nothing cool other then they’ll chase your shadow for shelter and can run fast.
camal spiders aren’t spiders! they’re of the same family as spiders and scorpions, but are neither. they have their own little group in the arachnid familly. they have their own name as stated above in my blog(solifgae). camal spiders are hard to take care of and need room to move or they’ll go crazy.
People are freaking out about these things if you look at it on youtube.I would want one to look at but I’d freak out if it were alive.:D