Looks Like A Face Hugger To Me

[pr1me]

>They run 10 mph, jump three feet, are a nocturnal spider, so only come
>out at night unless they are in shade. When they bite you, you are
>injected with Novocain so you go numb instantly. You don't even know you
>are bitten when you are sleeping, so you wake up with part of your leg
>or arm missing because it has been gnawing on it all night long.
>If you are walking around and you bump an object that is casting a
>shadow over it, and the sun makes contact with it, you better run. It
>will instantly run for your shadow, and scream the whole time it is
>chasing you.
>PS. The one on the bottom is eating the one on the top. These are
>Spiders found daily in IRAQ by troops. Imagine waking up and seeing one
>of these in your tent!!

 

[dane]

OMG!!!! I just got back from the Amazon jungle and I thought the spiders there were big!

 

[dane]

Apon further investigation.....the truth is revealed

 

[jayse]

oh my god.
is that one of saddams weapons.
i need a anesthetic now to calm my nerves after seeing and reading that.
jayse

 

[SJW]

You should have a WARNING before posting stuff like that, little kid could be watching.

 

[jayse]

iam 30.
and having trouble coping with this.
show me a guy inpaled on a pole anytime but this just freaks me out.

jayse

 

[Trough Lolly]

Thanks for that!
As an arachnaphobe I think I just coughed in my rompers!
TL
Somebody get me a SFPA and a new pair of trousers...

 

[PostModern]

All of you arachnophobes will be glad to know they're not spiders at all, but are in a class of their own: solifugae. (Hint: count the legs, spiders have 8).

If you want to keep them as pets, the "caresheet" is linked at the bottom of the snopes article that fiscus linked to. Mmmm they like to eat a LOT!

 

[pr1me]

after seeing this, im wondering if this isnt a war on terror, but a war on big bugs.... holy crap im having a starship troopers flashback!

 

[deebee]

Well I counted 8 legs so maybe not a spider but, like ticks and scorpions, it's an arachnid. Probably delicious toasted on the coals and served with a satay sauce Iraqi style.

 

[PostModern]

Probably delicious toasted on the coals and served with a satay sauce Iraqi style.

I'm going to come out as a vegetarian here... even when I ate animals I steered away from carnivores.

Anyway, I counted 10 legs. Better grab another beer

 

[deebee]

Ohmigod, you're right there are ten legs there. Where is Sigourney Weaver when you need her?