The giant spiders. True or Myth
Camel spiders, found during the Iraq war. Are real. What do I mean by real?
Jeremy Miller was chasing black widow spiders in a Madagascar winter when he came upon a curious, fist-sized ball made of leaves, branches and scraps of fabric, with thin, sturdy strands of spider silk. No black widow has ever made such a cloth, when Miller examined the tiny creatures inside, he realized that he had discovered a new species of spider.
So begins the article in the San Francisco Chronicle of July 22, 2006, the exciting discovery of a new animal, a spitting spider, Scytodes thoracia.
The image next to it is relative to the new species "spider spider", Scytodes thoracia.
Of course, the search for new insects and spiders happens all the time. But in my definition of cryptic, especially captured in Cryptozoology, is that the caterpillars are large enough to have a visual impact on humans. So, when I read about the new little spiders, I wonder ... what stories are true about giant spiders?
Curiously, the war in Iraq is generating stories of this type. Apparently, the soldiers have been watching and killing "giant spiders", which they call "camel spiders". At the top of this article is a picture of this giant-camel spider that has been well distributed on the Internet.
This is what is being published in cyberspace on these giant Iraqi spiders called so because they are said to jump in the stomachs of camels and lay their eggs inside these:
Some facts about "giant spiders": Their speed is 10 mph, they jump up to three meters, they are nocturnal spiders, so they only go out at night, unless they are in the shade. When they bite you, they inject novocaine so they fall asleep instantly. I do not even know how biting you feel when you are sleeping, so if you wake up with part of your leg, or arm, missing it is because you have been gnawing at it all night. If you're walking and you hit some better run and scream all the time you're chasing.
P.S. These are the spiders found daily in Iraq. Imagine waking up and seeing one of these in your tent. Extend this to all your friends who have relatives in the military, and let them know what kind of life they live every day. Let's hope someone in our government begins to think about the lives of our soldiers, "and to return to a safe home soon.
Reality. Nope. Eggs in the stomach of camels. Never.
Legends of giant spiders on camels are a myth, these animals are, technically, what are called solifugids, more commonly known as wind scorpions or camel spiders. The eight-legged solifugids do not have venom glands, and the largest species is no more than 6 inches long, with legs spread, and some people even keep them as pets.
