Daggers Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 A SOLDIER’S wife has told how her family quit their home after a spider from Afghanistan killed their dog.Lorraine Griffiths, 37, said the creature appeared when Paratrooper hubby Rodney, 32, returned from Helmand. Pooch Bella died after a bite from the huge camel spider which is still on the loose. Care worker Lorraine said: “It was the size of a palm. I think it hitched a lift with my husband. He’s back out there now, but I’m petrified of spiders and I cannot live in that house until it’s gone.” Lorraine has left the four-bedroom Army property in Colchester, Essex – with children Cassie, 18, Ricky, 16 and four-year-old Ellie-Rose – and is living with her mother. She said: “Ricky was in my bedroom, went into the drawer under my bed and something crawled across his hand. He saw a huge spider and screamed to Cassie. “They tried to corner it, but it was too big. They poked it with a coat hanger and the spider bit it. “The dog came in and barked. The spider hissed and Bella went running out whimpering.” Eight-year-old Bella was taken ill after the encounter and had to be put down. The RSPCA and Army staff have been unable to find the invader – which can grow up to 6ins, run at up to 10mph and lives in desert regions. Iain Newby, of Essex’s Dangerous and Wild Animals Rescue Facility, said: “It’s venomous, but would not kill you.” The Sun told in June how British soldier Graeme Boyd, 24, needed seven operations after being bitten by a camel spider in Iraq. His arm swelled to five times its normal size. The Sun
Fox You Forest Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Sent a shiver down my spine looking at it. Fook spiders!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Doesn't look much like a camel, does it?
Samilktray Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Theres a little underpass thing near my house. And thats housing a bastard spider the size of a hand, scares the hell out of me.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Worst family bucket ever: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qQQp6viOTKc&...feature=related
The People's Hero Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Here's one eating their lunch:- If you compare that to the size of the sleeve in the foreground - it's not that big.
The People's Hero Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Well, yeah, me too. Running like a girl.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 That sleeve's huge. You could lost in it
The People's Hero Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Correct, it's not a sleeve, it's the gaping mess of Paris Hilton's outer labia.
MC Prussian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 I think that story's been around for years now... Very creative. It's just a simple Camel Spider, sheesh. And they're not even spiders, technically speaking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
Alexikokopops Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Holy crap. I can deal with spiders but if one of them was scurrying around my house I'd be bricking it.
The People's Hero Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Right, so is it a camel or a spider? Or a bit of both? I've heard hybrids have good fuel economy.. how much does it cost to tax one of these things? Where do I sit? Nadler.
Phube Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Holy crap. I can deal with spiders but if one of them was scurrying around my house I'd be bricking it. Scurrying... 'kin hell it could give Bolt a run for his money... I don't mind spiders... but that one!!!
Bryn Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Camel spiders are fooking horrible things, they'll bite anything.
MC Prussian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Camel spiders are fooking horrible things, they'll bite anything. Yeah, but only when under threat. Plus, they're not even poisoneous.
Zingari Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Yeah, but only when under threat.Plus, they're not even poisoneous. it said they were in the sun link , not fatal but a soldiers arm swelled up to 5 times in size when he was bitten by one
Alexikokopops Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Yeah, but only when under threat.Plus, they're not even poisoneous. See, that's what I though (and have read), but this chap seems to think different. Iain Newby, of Essex’s Dangerous and Wild Animals Rescue Facility, said: “It’s venomous, but would not kill you.”
MC Prussian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 See, that's what I though (and have read), but this chap seems to think different. They have large, hardy jaws that can be about a third as long as their bodies, so their bite is strong enough to handle even the most wiggly of prey. Camel spiders do use digestive fluids to liquefy their victims’ flesh, making it easy to suck the remains into their stomachs. http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-cra...d/camel-spider/ So it might look scary and all, but it's not using any kind of venom to kill its prey.
Alexikokopops Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-cra...d/camel-spider/So it might look scary and all, but it's not using any kind of venom to kill its prey. I'd still be shitting it if this popped up in my bedroom
Bellend Sebastian Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 it said they were in the sun link , not fatal but a soldiers arm swelled up to 5 times in size when he was bitten by one I'm going to try to get one to bite my cock
The Blur Posted 28 August 2008 Posted 28 August 2008 Here's one eating their lunch:- Just showed it to my girlfriend's brother cause he doesn't like spiders and he sqeauled like a pig That made me day! cheers
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