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Just replacing the material on our swamp cooler with Aspen Snow-Cool cooler pads from Lowes, and found this thing alive in the material. From the pics on the internet it looks like a camel spider but I didn't think those were found in the US much.
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BPTactical
07-09-2016, 16:04
Kill it with fire
DangerLee_Industries
07-09-2016, 16:16
Maybe put your big toe right next to it in another picture for size reference.
Scanker19
07-09-2016, 16:31
Camel spider or whatever we call them on this side of the world
It was alive and pretty aggressive before I squished it with the pliers I had. :)
Book spider I think. Not a real spider at all.
Zundfolge
07-09-2016, 16:37
Dunno what kind of spider that is but it's a shame that you're going to have to burn your home to the ground now.
Dunno what kind of spider that is but it's a shame that you're going to have to burn your home to the ground now.
I can't get the idea of the swamp cooler spreading eggs throughout the house out of my head. [panic]
Zundfolge
07-09-2016, 16:45
I can't get the idea of the swamp cooler spreading eggs throughout the house out of my head. [panic]
I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
I can't get the idea of the swamp cooler spreading eggs throughout the house out of my head. [panic]
Thanks. I really needed that image floating around in my head.
Camel spider as far as I can tell.
Sun spider, or they get called potato bugs locally.
It was alive and pretty aggressive before I squished it with the pliers I had. :)
Told ya', dead spider. They're my favorite kind.
these shitheads can keep up with that... running towards your shoe, across your bed covers, or even up your pantleg, demonstrating to your spouse the octaves your grunting-screamy voice can truly hit.
Ahhhh, now I feel much better. :)
"Wind scorpions" is the proper designation, or "tailless scorpions" is another common name.
They have no poison, strongest mechanical bite of an insect though. What makes them freakishly scary is that they resemble a scorpion in appearance but run at 11-12mph. To put that in perspective, if you turn the treadmill in a gym up to it's fastest possible speed, that is usually 12mph, and these shitheads can keep up with that... running towards your shoe, across your bed covers, or even up your pantleg, demonstrating to your spouse the octaves your grunting-screamy voice can truly hit. (they are not any danger to us though)
And it prolly spread eggs all over his house hanging out in that cooler pad huh.....
Many a horror story of the big ones in the middle east I've heard .mil people tell. Some fake of course , but I've seen enough video's to know fucking nope nope nope.
Too bad you couldnt have captured alive, I'd have paid for it.
Many a horror story of the big ones in the middle east I've heard .mil people tell. Some fake of course , but I've seen enough video's to know fucking nope nope nope.
Too bad you couldnt have captured alive, I'd have paid for it.
Your post sends a dichotomous message.
Bailey Guns
07-09-2016, 19:18
Thanks. I really needed that image floating around in my head.
They can lay a LOT of eggs. Hundreds of thousands. They'll float on the air until they settle...like in the sheets.
They can lay a LOT of eggs. Hundreds of thousands. They'll float on the air until they settle...like in the sheets.
So you would breath them in too? After they hatch they probably only crawl out when you're sleeping though, right?
Bailey Guns
07-09-2016, 19:38
That's the logical conclusion.
buffalobo
07-09-2016, 19:51
We know them as Sun Spiders from when we lived on western slope. Pain in the but to catch them sometimes. We unintentionally squashed a few when helping minions put together bug collection for school a couple years ago. Those we have found out here on the prairie are slightly smaller than those we used to find in Delta county.
buffalobo
07-09-2016, 19:53
Just replacing the material on our swamp cooler with Aspen Snow-Cool cooler pads from Lowes, and found this thing alive in the material. From the pics on the internet it looks like a camel spider but I didn't think those were found in the US much.
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What happened to his leg? Caught in Flowbee?
Your post sends a dichotomous message.
Like he said, these ones stay smaller so not as terrifying. It's kinda I'm scared of them, but respect them at the same time. Too bad I don't have my roach colony anymore for easy food. Need to look into how good of an escape artist or not they are. (Climb glass or not) I've had emperor black scorpion and took care of a few school tarantula's including a huge near bird eater size when I was in high school.
You lost me at "my roach colony".
hurley842002
07-09-2016, 21:03
You lost me at "my roach colony".
Yup, I don't do roaches, I can deal with the spider in the OP, but roaches, nope!
What happened to his leg? Caught in Flowbee?
Nice.
HoneyBadger
07-09-2016, 22:23
So, it's technically not an spider. In fact, these guys EAT spiders (and lots of other bugs!) and very rarely attack humans. They can run pretty fast if they are big, but most of them in the US top out at about 1-1.5 inches in length. Non-venomous. Usually they hide when confronted. I've killed hundreds of them in the past 12 months.
Jesus-With-A-.45
07-09-2016, 22:28
I say he should still burn the house down, just to be safe.
Then nuke from orbit.
GilpinGuy
07-09-2016, 23:23
What happened to his leg? Caught in Flowbee?
LMAO [LOL]
Good photo.
I've always known them as solifugids. I encounter them around the house and garage a few times every week, spring through fall. The cats will catch and kill them. Solifugids are often aggressive attacking their prey with quadra mandibles. Nasty critters, I don't like them. I don't even like squishing the darn things, but I do just to make sure they don't mutate into something larger than humans.
wctriumph
07-10-2016, 02:55
Burt is right, kill it with fire.
GilpinGuy
07-10-2016, 03:37
Looks like another good use for the Judge.
Yup, I don't do roaches, I can deal with the spider in the OP, but roaches, nope!
Dubia. Not quite like normal roaches someone might think of. Can't fly, climb walls, make noise, nor smell, so pretty painless super easy. Also was making $200 every couple months off them. Were a kinda must have when I had a couple big big lizards and gecko's.
buffalobo
07-10-2016, 09:23
You know, now that I think of it these buggars could have value if you bred them. Everyone remember glitter bomb your friend?
Here's the far superior version: Camel spider landmine. We send out USPS Priority media mail with alternatively a Call of Duty or a etsy label on the front, your victim can't wait to excitedly open their gift on their unbirthday, only to see some freaky bug of unknown origin scurry out of the empty box at light speed and disappear into their house. I'd say the long term effect would be much more devastating than glitter... [plant bomb]
I will enjoy this all day.[AR15]
My wife mentioned that her dad would find these critters and scorpions while working in Madagascar. He would bring them home and let them fight. The spider always won. Too damn fast for the scorpion and would flip it on its back. After viewing some youtube videos, it also appears that the mandibles of the camel spider are used to disable the stinger on the tail...and eventually eat the scorpion. At least it's one creepy thing eating other creepy things.
Aloha_Shooter
07-10-2016, 11:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmzGPAsDqM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmzGPAsDqM
You win the internet, sir! :)
If I ever saw a sun spider, I would scream myself hoarse while killing it with bricks.
If I ever saw a sun spider, I would scream myself hoarse while killing it with bricks.
If I saw one in my house, I would be unable to sleep until I knew that it was either dead or it opened the front door and let itself out.
Bailey Guns
07-10-2016, 11:38
What happened to his leg? Caught in Flowbee?
[ROFL2]
I used to find these damn things all over the walls of my old apartment in Junction. They were everywhere. We would shoot them with BB guns (all of my neighbors would participate). Good times. I remember one chasing (or at least looking like it did) one of my neighbors that went to take a look at one when it fell off the wall. The bodies of some of them were easily and inch long. These have a special place in hell designated for them when they die. I liked to think I was helping them get back home.
These and other creepy crawlies are why I have 2 cats... I haven't seen a spider in years in my house, or any other crawling bugs.
buffalobo
07-10-2016, 11:41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmzGPAsDqM
"There are always more!"
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JohnnyDrama
07-10-2016, 12:31
I've always known those guys as Wind Scorpions. I was taught a long time ago they are beneficial to have around. As others have stated they are harmless to humans and usually hide when approached. Plus, they eat a lot of other less beneficial critters.
While they are not uncommon out west I'll always associate them with the summer I spent at Twenty-nine Palms. It was hilarious watching guys scream like girls and scramble for whatever elevation they could get when someone shook one of those out of a boot.
HoneyBadger
07-10-2016, 14:54
I've always known those guys as Wind Scorpions. I was taught a long time ago they are beneficial to have around. As others have stated they are harmless to humans and usually hide when approached. Plus, they eat a lot of other less beneficial critters.
While they are not uncommon out west I'll always associate them with the summer I spent at Twenty-nine Palms. It was hilarious watching guys scream like girls and scramble for whatever elevation they could get when someone shook one of those out of a boot.
Last summer, I put on my pair of old running shoes from out in the garage and the feeling of something down in the toe-area was unsettling. I ripped that shoe off and pounded it upside down on the driveway and lo-and-behold, one of these suckers about 1.25" long fell out and ran away. Now I always shake my shoes out before putting them on.
Aloha_Shooter
07-10-2016, 15:32
You win the internet, sir! :)
If I ever saw a sun spider, I would scream myself hoarse while killing it with bricks.
I just wish it had continued to the rest of the scene where Londo says, "If you see something this big with eight legs coming your way, let me know. I have to kill it before it develops language skills."
wctriumph
07-10-2016, 17:09
I thought I was the only one that watched that show.
I just wish it had continued to the rest of the scene where Londo says, "If you see something this big with eight legs coming your way, let me know. I have to kill it before it develops language skills."
I know! God, I love that show. We re-watch it every year or so.
I thought I was the only one that watched that show.
Nope, there's at least two more. :)
If you're on FB, there are a number of groups devoted to the show. Lots of fans.
hollohas
07-10-2016, 20:58
I've always called them sun spiders. Their 4-way fangs freak me out. Damn things are like tiny little predators.
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Aloha_Shooter
07-10-2016, 22:36
I thought I was the only one that watched that show.
We have always been here.
SA Friday
07-10-2016, 22:46
This is a Solifugae (order) Eremobatidae (family), Wind-scorpion (common). I fucking hate these things. Had bigger ones in Iraq, camel spiders. Saw one chasing a rat in Baghdad the size of a chihuahua. I have killed them with fire, fucking gunfire. They would run at you during the day. They were running to get into your shadow. Regardless, try standing there when one of these bigger than your hand is coming at you at about 15 mph. It's like having a fucking Alien face sucker chasing your ass.
GOIN' HOT!!!! [AR15]
I believed the shadow reason until I had one chase me at night.
OctopusHighball
07-11-2016, 08:25
I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly... clearly an important species we're dealing with and I don't think that you or I, or *anybody*, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly... clearly an important species we're dealing with and I don't think that you or I, or *anybody*, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
Wrong.
I thought I was the only one that watched that show.
Gawd! That goes WAAAY back! I loved that show, when I watch it now it is not nearly as cool. But then again, neither am I...
I, also, think you should go with aforementioned nuclear strike from space. You can't be to careful with something that looks like that.
hollohas
07-11-2016, 11:54
Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly... clearly an important species we're dealing with and I don't think that you or I, or *anybody*, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
Hippie.
Aloha_Shooter
07-11-2016, 23:23
Gawd! That goes WAAAY back! I loved that show, when I watch it now it is not nearly as cool. But then again, neither am I...
It is just as cool as it ever was but the audiences have been dumbed down by UNreality TV. How can you get any cooler than Delenn advising the Earth Alliance fleet, "Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari Fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else!"
I remembered this thread because everyone thinks these are evil (including me), but then I saw this crazy ass picking one up and saying that they can't even break the skin with their jaws.... this guy from what I have seen goes and makes video's of himself getting bitten and stung by everything he can find and then puts it on youtube. So, I wonder, is he right? He picks one up at 8:54 and plays with it as it rears up to bite, and he doesn't care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5szSFt6Xc1Y
Crazy, we were just watching his videos last night and I was wondering where I could post his stuff without starting a new thread. My favorite is him getting stung by the Velvet Ant. Search "Stung by Cow Killer" and it'll come up. My daughter and I laughed so hard during that video. That's the kind of YouTube channel I'd have.
The Velvet Ant was the one we watched first. Then I saw that one where he took his daughter out looking for creepy crawlers in the wilderness... That guy's friggen nuts. There is a guy at my work that has a tarantula and he thought it would be funny to show us and walk around next to us... I took out my knife.... he slowly walked away....... I don't do things like that.
HoneyBadger
09-27-2016, 09:35
I remembered this thread because everyone thinks these are evil (including me), but then I saw this crazy ass picking one up and saying that they can't even break the skin with their jaws.... this guy from what I have seen goes and makes video's of himself getting bitten and stung by everything he can find and then puts it on youtube. So, I wonder, is he right? He picks one up at 8:54 and plays with it as it rears up to bite, and he doesn't care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5szSFt6Xc1Y
This video changed my perception of these little beasts from Hell. A little.
Grant H.
09-27-2016, 11:06
Mr. Let's Get Stung and Bitten is an idiot...
All for a buck on youtube...
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