They can grow up to 12", including the legs. The name "camel spider" is actually a misnomer since they aren't true spiders, even though the are of the order Arachnida with true spiders belonging to the order Aranaea. Not disputing the fact that they will chase or attack a human, but the only true danger they pose to an adult is a ragged bite that tends to become easily infected.
Sorry, had to go into geek mode for a bit...
yea, they have a 4-piece mouth/mandible. I think they modeled the PREDATOR mouth after it.
Since these little guys give me the creeps, no way I could handle your giant spiders and scorpions.
I won't even go in the basement without shoes on anymore since we've started seeing these guys now that the weather's warm.....Hate these things even though they don't do much other than eat other bugs....
They can grow up to 12", including the legs. The name "camel spider" is actually a misnomer since they aren't true spiders, even though the are of the order Arachnida with true spiders belonging to the order Aranaea. Not disputing the fact that they will chase or attack a human, but the only true danger they pose to an adult is a ragged bite that tends to become easily infected.
Sorry, had to go into geek mode for a bit...
yea, they have a 4-piece mouth/mandible. I think they modeled the PREDATOR mouth after it.
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Since these little guys give me the creeps, no way I could handle your giant spiders and scorpions.
I won't even go in the basement without shoes on anymore since we've started seeing these guys now that the weather's warm.....Hate these things even though they don't do much other than eat other bugs....