Do they really live on camels?..
2007-04-24 03:14:30 · 6 answers · asked by brissy_006 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. They are found in the desert thus the name. They aren't really a spider though. They look like a spider/scorpion mix. They aren't all that big either so the picture of the soldiers with the dinner-plate sized spiders are fake. They are nocturnal so they are out mostly at night. If you see one following you it's just because it is trying to keep cool by staying in your shadow. The are freaky looking. Google them and see for yourself.
2007-04-24 03:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO - this story of camel spiders have been around for a few years now. It has been definitively disproved.
They are NOT spiders and they DO NOT live on camels !
2007-04-24 03:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they don't "live on camels". But they are big, scary bastards.
http://www.camelspiders.net/
http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
2007-04-24 03:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Imagine finding one of those in your sleeping bag! It's happened before. Their bite releases a local anesthetic so you don't know they're doing anything to you.
2007-04-24 03:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by Land Warrior 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They actually live IN camels...in there intestinal tract to be exact!
2007-04-24 03:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by vapeaceout 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
those things are scary!
2007-04-24 04:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by dƒ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋