Deployment contest V.2

[Gilligan]

Word!

[fire diver]

Originally Posted by Daz

Isn't it about time to change your avatar? Mutant turkey perhaps?

Hows this for a pic of a mutant creature?

[Shenanigan]

Originally Posted by fire diver

Hows this for a pic of a mutant creature?

Wouldn't want to come across one of those! Is that a camel spider? I think I preferred the mosque.

[fire diver]

yep, that's a baby camel spider, and it's bigger than my hand. Took that pic myself too, we found it inside our building.

[Gilligan]

Crazy how big do they get?

[Shenanigan]

Well, according to one web site ...

THE FACTS

1. Camel spiders top speed - appox. 10 mph. Which is very fast.
2. Size: Up to 6 inches although many of our readers report larger.
3. They have no venom.
4. They don't jump. However, many of our readers describe them leaping onto their legs, etc..
5. Called camel spiders because they live in the desert.
They actually aren't spiders at all, they're solpugids.. Along with spiders, they are members of the class Arachnida. For more camel spider pictures..

Ick!

[Gilligan]

Very odd

[Shenanigan]

FD - since you have first hand knowledge of these ugly creatures, do you feel the site is right?

[Gilligan]

If it is... that is pretty damn fast!

[Shenanigan]

I certainly wouldn't want to come across one. There have also been reports that it will feed on camel stomaches or sleeping people, but that has been refuted. Still, yuck!