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FReeper Canteen~ Camel Spiders Found in Iraq , Urban Legends and Folklore ~Sept.21,2006
Posted on 09/20/2006 6:01:45 PM PDT by fatima
Camel Spiders Found in Iraq , Urban Legends and Folklore Urban Legends:Subject: FW: Camel Spider found in Iraq--This is a huge spider!!!! Yuck. I sure am glad we don't have these here. Although we probably will after this war..... This picture is a perfect example of why you don't want to go to the desert. These are 2 of the biggest I've ever seen. With a vertical leap that would make a pro basketball player weep with envy (they have to be able to jump up on to a camels stomach after all), these spiders latch on and inject you with a local anesthesia so you can't feel it feeding on you. They eat flesh, not just suck out your juices like a normal spider. Comments: The photo appears to be authentic. Fortunately for all of us especially the guys in the picture the same cannot be said of the accompanying text, which merely repeats false rumors circulating since the start of the Iraq war. This scary-looking creature (actually, it's a pair of scary-looking creatures dangling end-to-end) is indeed commonly called a camel spider, but it is found in arid locales all over the world including the southwestern United States not just in the Gulf region. A typical specimen can grow to about the size of a child's hand, but, though they are known for being vicious predators, camel spiders are neither venomous nor a threat to human beings. They don't eat camels, either.
World's Tallest Woman Netlore Archive: Emailed photos purport to show the tallest woman in the world Description: Emailed photos Circulating since: 2002 Status: False
The Giant Grizzly Bear Not quite a world record In real life, the big grizzly in the first two photographs measured 10' 6" from nose to tail and weighed an estimated 1,000 to 1,200 pounds unusually large for the vicinity in which it was found, says the USDA Forest Service, but not quite a world record, nor even a record for Alaska. It was killed on October 14, 2001 by U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore Winnen on Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound. The photos were taken by his hunting partner, Staff Sgt. James Urban. Both were stationed at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks at the time. Though the bear was within 10 yards of the hunters' position and moving towards them when he fired the first shot, Winnen says, it did not charge them, contrary to what the email claims. "I don't know if the wind was in our favor or what," he told the Anchorage Daily News. "We were dressed in camouflage. He might not have seen us." Winnen's weapon was a 338-caliber Winchester Magnum, not a 7mm semi-automatic as alleged. The first bullet pierced the bear's brain but left it standing; five more in the chest brought it down.
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KEYWORDS: canteen; troopsupport
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To: fatima
I really really don't like those spiders. d:o)
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:11:07 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: fatima
Talk about playing with fire.
282
posted on
09/20/2006 9:11:25 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
To: DoughtyOne
Good evening, D1.....they are disgusting!!! And I don't like the part about moving very quickly and being able to jump.
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:12:24 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: TASMANIANRED
Good evening, Taz....any excitement for you today? A theme? ((HUGS))
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:13:29 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: Laurita
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Thanks, Laurita, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:14:14 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: StarCMC
Hey chickie!! How long are ya home for? Hiya, Satr!
I've been home about two and a half weeks and I head back next week.
For only three more months. Then, I'll come home for good. WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:14:27 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Home, Sweet Home!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Well I think they are yuck.Way too big for me but they are interesting.
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:15:37 PM PDT
by
fatima
To: StarCMC
Sorry, I mistyped your name, Star.
My typing sucks. :-)
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:15:56 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Home, Sweet Home!)
To: MozartLover
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Thanks, Ev, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of missions.
49 days!!
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:16:52 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: Allegra
WOOOHOOO!!! Good to hear it!
(And I'm a typo queen too! LOL)
290
posted on
09/20/2006 9:17:21 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
("So what was the price to betray us - Judas?" - SGT Mark Russak to Traitor Murtha)
To: fatima; Kathy in Alaska; mylife; StarCMC; NYTexan; tongue-tied; LUV W; TASMANIANRED; All
Thanks for tonites thread fatima!
Hiya Ma!
Good evening Canteeners and Troops!
Long day and far too much of it..
I'm in for abit!
Hugs alla round!
Ms.B
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:18:13 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(women who behave rarely make history)
To: TASMANIANRED
You must be a Texan... That I am. And proud of it. :-D
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:18:43 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Home, Sweet Home!)
To: MS.BEHAVIN; fatima
Good evening, ms b......wanna pet spider? fatima has lots. ((HUGS))
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:20:15 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: sneakers
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Thanks, Nate, for your service to our country.
And thanks to you too, sneakers, Proud Navy Mom.
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:21:50 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: HopeandGlory
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:22:39 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: All
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Well Friends, time for this chick to hit the hay!
I'll see ya'll in a few hours!!
To all of my heroes out there: you guys & gals have
my undying gratitude. I can never repay you for
what you have done for me. But know this, I
will do my best to keep our country a place
that you want to come home to.
Goodnight, my heroes, wherever you are!
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:23:01 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
("So what was the price to betray us - Judas?" - SGT Mark Russak to Traitor Murtha)
To: Kathy in Alaska; fatima
Uh...
I'll pass on that one Ma..
Thanks anyway!
With my luck Minette would bring me one!
LOL
Ms.B
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:23:49 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(women who behave rarely make history)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
Hey Ms.B!! *HUGS!*
I'm headed for bed! Gotta get up and get 4 kids moving EARLY tomorrow. Miss ya, lady!
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:23:54 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
("So what was the price to betray us - Judas?" - SGT Mark Russak to Traitor Murtha)
To: AndrewC
Welcome to the Canteen, AndrewC...."enlisted" eh....LOL!
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:25:07 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: StarCMC
Miss you too!!
When ya gonna be able to stick around?
*HUG*
ms.B
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posted on
09/20/2006 9:25:15 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(women who behave rarely make history)
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