OK folks.

This one took me by surprise.

My son is in Afghanistan and he just told me today about how he encountered a spider the size of a small dog.

I was not sure if I should have thought he was exaggerating or not.

So he told me to look up "Camel Spider".

Google found this site at the top of the list.

Fair warning.

Nothing really wrong with the image on this page, but it just might give very young kids nightmares.

You are warned!!!!

http://www.camelspiders.net/index.htm

Wow.

I just watched a rerun of Deadliest Catch; those things remind me of big crabs.

Your son needs to carry a can of RAID. On the other hand, it might just tick the spiders off.

Seems like there has been a photo circulating on the net for a few years about that spider. Check it out in snopes.com

Yeah, that's the one

Article here

They're big, but with about a 6" legspan

Thanks Troop. Now I'll be able to sleep tonight!!!

Those things just scare the bejesus out of me. I hate spiders, snakes and ex-wives all about the same!

That is just sick! I can't stand spiders no matter how small. They all need to die
SPIDERS I'll also add what GFC said ex-wives

Wow. gonna need a set of these to take care of them critters!

The people who wear those shoes scare me more than the spiders...

What really scares me is spiders that were those shoes...

When we worked on assests that came back from Iraq or Afganistan at work we were told to be on the look out for the camel spiders as they could have "hitched" a ride here. Never did see one, luckily...

LBS

Of course the troops in Irag have learned that by keeping a camel outside of their quarters at night, as bait, completely negates the risk with these spiders who would otherwise feast on their flesh!

your like my wife, she cant stand clowns.. or baloons indoors for that matter..

I am a spider "hater" myself.



LOL