Camel Spiders!!
06-09-2008, 09:23 AM
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I am deployed right now, and I just moved to a new area over here. There are a ton of these little camel spiders. They have really red legs and their body is dark black. I sure hate these things along with the Egyptian Vipers, Puff Adders, and Horny Toad Looking things. I will be glad to get back to Texas! I will try to get some pictures.
06-27-2008, 04:31 PM
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I'm originally from western New York (where it's too cold for stuff like that)
But I thought they had some funky looking bugs here in Georgia.
I'm definately not going to the desert!
But I thought they had some funky looking bugs here in Georgia.
I'm definately not going to the desert!
06-29-2008, 05:07 AM
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When I was in the Marine Corps, I had a Navy Corpsman taking a blood sample (which they did often!) As I turned away from watching the needle, he said, "Damn Marines, not afraid of getting shot, but scared of a needle prick..."
He was right!
I have/had no fear of our enemies,
, but always worried about what was crawling around when I was "pinchin' one off..." out in the world!
He was right!
I have/had no fear of our enemies,
, but always worried about what was crawling around when I was "pinchin' one off..." out in the world!
07-15-2008, 12:23 PM
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Camel Spider
X2 on Afghanistan. They were all over our demo/shooting range. Some of the best entertainment would be to take an empty ammo can. Put one of these and a scorpion in the ammo can and have them fight to the death. Just like the videos show. Fun in the sandbox!
07-16-2008, 06:22 AM
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When I was in the Marine Corps, I had a Navy Corpsman taking a blood sample (which they did often!) As I turned away from watching the needle, he said, "Damn Marines, not afraid of getting shot, but scared of a needle prick..."
He was right!
I have/had no fear of our enemies,, but always worried about what was crawling around when I was "pinchin' one off..." out in the world!
He was right!
I have/had no fear of our enemies,
, but always worried about what was crawling around when I was "pinchin' one off..." out in the world!My brother-in-law is a Marine (retired). He just recently told me why he hates spiders so much. He had to hunker down in the overgrowth as a VC convoy passed by. He said he was covered with close to 100 banana spiders and one was even on his face. Had to lie there QUIET AND STILL for about 20 minutes.
I often think of the hardships of war and what you all do for us, but I've never thought that much about the strange and freaky creatures you are subjected to.
