So I've been seeing an email going around about the so-called Iraqi Desert Spider.
"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 something 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. "
All fake of course.
They are actually Solfugids (sometimes called camel spiders) and are pretty harmless. They don't even have venom glands.
Posted by EvilEddie at April 19, 2004 09:42 AM