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.
>
> PS. The one on the bottom is eating the one on the top.
>
> These are Spiders found daily in IRAQ by troops.
>
> Imagine waking up and seeing one of these in your tent!!

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[Edited on 27/8/08 by chris_smith]

Picture is a real camel spider, description is wildly inaccurate.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp

Look at the sleeve on the right hand side of the picture to give you some perspective. The link says the spiders grow to 5" or 6" leg span. Not a couple of feet as they first appear in this shot.

Aye camel spiders. Encountered loads of these bastards whilst in Iraq myself. 5"-6" is more realistic. They don't gnaw arms or legs off and I believe from speaking to a man that got bitten that it is very painful and not numbed at all. They are double hard though. A fella working with us hit one square on from the top with the end of a brush handle, directly down and it just shrugged it off. They can run fast too.
Loads of wierd and nasty shits over there. Used to be a kind of fly that bit, numbed then kinda pulled a small cork shape out of your leg usually. First you knew was loads of blood.

Another nasty bleeder!

Ugh. Anyone seen the Phil Jupitus sketch on spiders? That's me that is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUiCW-KfUQ