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2008-08-28 Britain

Afghan spider forces Army family out of home

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Posted by john frum 2008-08-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 And if they bring in an exterminator to kill the spider, PETA will start picketing them and calling them names

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-08-28 00:12|| 2008-08-28 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 "Where's my hammer?..."

Posted by Captain Snomble6488 2008-08-28 01:28|| 2008-08-28 01:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Rambler, well then... there must be surely a PETA member that would want to adopt it as pet, no? ;-)

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-08-28 02:10|| 2008-08-28 02:10|| Front Page Top

#4 ...I remember these charming critters from my time in Saudi Arabia. Five inches is the AVERAGE size - many of the ones I saw could stretch from side to side on a dinner plate - and they could cheerfully take on and kill scorpions.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-08-28 06:11|| 2008-08-28 06:11|| Front Page Top

#5 There is no spider problem you can't solve with an M16.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-08-28 08:06|| 2008-08-28 08:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Or a combat boot.

Posted by ed 2008-08-28 08:18|| 2008-08-28 08:18|| Front Page Top

#7 When a spider hisses at you and stands its ground I have only one thing to say.

"Check please!"

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-28 08:37|| 2008-08-28 08:37|| Front Page Top

#8 http://www.thefunnypage.com/camel-spiders/spider.jpg

Pair of camel spiders.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-28 09:29|| 2008-08-28 09:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Or a combat boot.

After seeing the size of the thing I think an M1A2 tank would be much better.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-08-28 10:04|| 2008-08-28 10:04|| Front Page Top

#10 Camel spiders are ugly but not venomous.

Posted by DMFD 2008-08-28 20:35|| 2008-08-28 20:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Our family Marine has videos and pictures of "Spider Fights" they held out in Anbar and at the Kabals down in Kuwait (yes, there may have been gambling involved). No one got hurt, including the spiders (they were released at some distance from the camp at the conclusion of the 'festivities').

Ugly creatures, though.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2008-08-28 22:31|| 2008-08-28 22:31|| Front Page Top

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