Summer rains bring acid-shooting ‘land lobsters’ out of hiding in Texas

AccuWeather ^ | July 23, 2021 | Zackary Rosenthal

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

When I learn of things like this, I wonder, was G-d hitting the Honey Mead a little hard that day to create THIS? ;)

[Eddie01]

I had an acid shooting land lobster once.

[Carriage Hill]

“...exploring the desert in search of food and love...”

Awwww, how nice.

[BlueLancer]

I had an acid shooting land lobster once.

[moovova]

Me too. Luckily, the second wife is a whole lot nicer.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

We used to see those things quite often in Southern New Mexico when we lived there.

[Nateman]

The Potato Bug. As a kid these things scared the hell out of me. It is also called the child’s face, skunk bug, skull insect, old bald-headed man, devil’s spawn and earth baby.

[alexander_busek]

What is the appropriate garnish? Melted butter, or mayonnaise?

Regards,

[Rummyfan]

When I learn of things like this, I wonder, was G-d hitting the Honey Mead a little hard that day to create THIS? ;)

I think they are just accidental by-products or artifacts of creation. Kinda like unintended consequences. And they do at least eat other nasties.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I think it needs to be SMOTHERED in CHOCOLATE! :)

*SHUDDER* Man, I HATE big bugs. Yuck!

[girlangler]

My first introduction to these creatures happened as I was soaking buck naked in an enclosed hot mineral spring in Truth or Consequences N.M.

It was dark inside there, and I saw what looked like a scorpion on the wall where I had been resting my head.

I jumped out and dressed while soaking wet and got the owner to come in and remove it. Ewwww.

[IYAS9YAS]

Whip scorpions are cool. The scary ones are the sun spiders/camel spiders. They’re not venomous, they can’t really hurt you, but they move faster than a democrat chasing a $20 bill through a trailer park.

[IYAS9YAS]

Ha. I just watched that movie last night.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A little full strength Kilimanjaro would go nicely.

[IYAS9YAS]

Around here, they’re called Jerusalem crickets. Creepy little bastiges.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Rock Lobster

[crz]

Just finally got healed up from a bite from a camel spider.

At least we think it was one. They can run at around 15 MPH. At least that is what they told me.

The bite site itched and peeled and itched and still is itching and I got bit way last march.

[jmacusa]

Excellent. The 80’s. Those were some fun times. Seems like ancient history.

[Fai Mao]

My wife has NASCAR the size of a quarter on her leg from being bitten by a brown recluse spider.