Comments on: Camel Spider

By: Omar

Omar — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:03:54 +0000

I completely agree with the writer. The first time I saw a camel spider was when I was 10 years old. They can move as fast as I run back then. Unlike public belief they are not nasty killer spiders, as a matter of fact I used to play the shadow game with them when I was a kid.

I heard they feed on scorpion but never saw one do it. However, in the north western Iraqi desert both animals are known to be abundant.

By: Wayne H.

Wayne H. — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:08:54 +0000

Used to catch these when I lived in Turkey. One bit my mother on the toe when it was hiding in the couch. It makes 4 rather large holes but it is cool to watch it eat things. Wicked nasty bug!!

By: Amizyo

Amizyo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:46:02 +0000

I think the reason why people get huge wounds from the bites is possibly because the spider’s fangs are dirty.It eats insects and they all carry some kind of parasites.

By: sasha

sasha — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:48:58 +0000

i think i would injoy having one of these because they are interesting.Some of them look so nasty.I dont believe that they do have 10 legs

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:13:54 +0000

Man I’m not usally scared of spiders but since reciving the email and pics of the two Camel spiders from a family member (the bottom spider is eating the top one) Even though I worked out that it was a trick to make them appear bigger I’m still scared, my email also said that they inject novocaine and may gnaw at you all night, along with chase your shadow screaming, run at 15mph and can jump 1metre. It’s enough to make me think twice about signing up with the Australian Army. True or not, I most surely wouldn’t want 1as a pet.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:10:17 +0000

I dont know much about spiders but I am deadly afraid of them!!!

while hangin out with my friend Fawn I saw a camel spider, we were cutting roots with scissors and the spider was hiding in the corner next to me! I didnt see it and reached over to grab some more roots then before I could see it Fawn grabbed me and pulled me back, at first I though it was a scorpion then I realized it wasnt we ran inside to get my mom and her boyfriend Fred.

He told us it was a brown spider common in Yuma,Az where we live he stepped on it and we thought nothing of it, but today when I got on the computer and looked it up I reallized it was a Camel Spider! My mom was fretting when we found about if it was a camel spider but Fred said no they werent found here. The couldent see the spider well from where they were standing so they didnt know what it really looked like.

Please Help! Should we be worried about more? I know im not a genius when it comes to spiders but I am sure it was a camel spider!

How did it get here???

please if you know email grizzlygirl89@yahoo.com!

Your help is apprecieated!

By: griffin

griffin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:55:05 +0000

camal spiders arent poisenes they only eat flesh

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:31:41 +0000

god i hate camel siders they make me so scaredL(

By: diana

diana — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:42:22 +0000

its ugly!!!

By: kara

kara — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:03:45 +0000

ok id think twice before geting camle sp[ider its extreamly dangerous so yeah you could wind up hurt ask anyone whos lived in bagdad some of our U.S. trops found them in there sleepingbags they are very dangerous so please think twice

yeah think twice or else