Re: Things that creep up on our troops in the night
The two camel spiders I saw were nearly that big, but rest assured, what they're holding "are" a couple camel spiders. You never forget the sight of those ugly creatures. As for the claims of them screaching when moving, hopping, eating flesh, etc.... all I can tell you is, luckily I never found out first hand. I had another friend have a camel spider creep up on him at night and crawl onto his face while sleeping on the ground next to a flight line at Tallil Airfield in Iraq (former Iraqi air force base). The tickle on his face woke him up, he freaked out and flung it off his cheek, and didn't slept a wink the rest of the night!
Ken
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