That's nothing! Look at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/spiderman.shtml

This Chicken Spider is the size of a dinner plate, hunts in packs of up
to 50 and has a venom that kicks rather hard! No wonder Paddington Bear
left darkest Peru :-)

Brian

Ryan Grant wrote:

> Cool picture Steve...Based on the comments of many, I would like to
> point out that there is an optical illusion going on with the picture.
> Because of perspective, the soldiers in the back ground appear smaller.
> For reference on the spider's size, you need to compare the cuff of the
> solder holding the spider.  Notice as well, there are two spiders.
> Based on that, the spider is smaller than a tarantula and even other
> spiders I've run into in the desert here in the west.  But still bigger
> than I would tolerate near my house!
>
> Ryan Grant
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Gregory
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] NTC Friday post on Thursday...
>
>
> I know this is Thursday, but my company is giving us the day off
> tomorrow for
> Good Friday. So I have to do my Friday NTC post today.
>
> I was sent this picture that shows another thing that our troops have to
> endure in Iraq. This picture is not for the squeamish. Go to:
>
> http://www.stevezeva.homestead.com and look at "Camel Spiders"
>
> They are nocturnal, and have been known to crawl into soldiers tents
> and/or
> sleeping bags at night. Although not poisonous, they can give a rather
> painful
> bite. I know these exist, because I remember being told when I was in
> the Navy
> and we were at Bandar Abbas Air Base In Iran, the Lockheed contractors
> that
> were there told us to always shake our flight boots out before we put
> them on
> in the morning to make sure there were no Camel Spiders in them.
>
> I can't imagine being in a sleeping bag with one!!
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>
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