Camel Spider at SPIDERS!!!!!! in Kandahar, Afghanistan - photo by machaut

These ten legged freaks are grosser when they're alive

Currently browsing: Afghanistan-08 Photo 18 of 23

machaut

3,117 Views

14 Comments

2 Favs

Photo info

Album: Afghanistan-08
Category: People/Friends
Date Posted: Oct 23, 2008 at 12:15
Oct 23, 2008
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Trail: SPIDERS!!!!!!
Riders: Camel Spider

Photo details

Photo Size:

14 Comments

dirteveryday (Oct 23, 2008 at 12:38)

Also called a "wind scorpion"...but it's neither a scorpion nor a spider!

tsandmaier (Jan 29, 2009 at 19:17)

What the hell are they then

nandha (Sep 26, 2013 at 11:26)

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

kech88 (Oct 23, 2008 at 17:37)

ewwwwwwwww

DaLady (Nov 4, 2008 at 2:28)

*aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah* oh my good.....

realityloop (Oct 1, 2013 at 10:19)

rad

tsandmaier (Jan 29, 2009 at 19:16)

THATS A SPIDER

dirteveryday (Jan 30, 2009 at 3:32)

Not a spider.

tsandmaier (Feb 3, 2009 at 16:05)

What are they then

realityloop (Sep 26, 2013 at 21:57)

Camel Spiders are solpugids.. Along with spiders, they are members of the class Arachnida.

dirteveryday (Sep 27, 2013 at 6:29)

Nerd! Lol! Spiders and insects don't bother me at all but these guys are nasty. They are just angry arachnids! Look em up on YouTube, find the one when one is on the side of a shed gnawing the head of a lizard!

realityloop (Sep 27, 2013 at 7:09)

Yed I'm a nerd! My dad is an entomologist. Go figure! Yes they are nasty and can run 10mph! Sketch! Were you in the military?

dirteveryday (Sep 30, 2013 at 19:58)

Nope, no military time for me. Im just a big critter geek! Dude, that's awesome that your pops is in such an interesting field. Ive actually been trying to push my oldest daughter into that, but suddenly she decides that shes now scared of spiders and friggin damsel flies of all things! WTF?
Are you familiar with the tailless whip scorpion?? Absolutely hands down my fav little critter of all time. Love those things! twice ive tried to buy one and they showed up dead both times. I stopped trying because I don't want to see any more killed. Sucks.

realityloop (Oct 1, 2013 at 10:19)

Yeah whip scorpions are bad ass! I had no dog/cat as a kid just a tarantula and scorpion as pets. lol Yeah too bad they don't make it alive that would be rad to have one!