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Era, what bug is this and how afraid should I be
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Capture it in a cup or container or something, set it free outside.
Then set the place on fire if you really feel like it.
Then set the place on fire if you really feel like it.
NSFL possibly (picture of spider)
Looks like a baby camel spider, OP. You're fine.
NSFL possibly (picture of spider)
Looks like a baby camel spider, OP. You're fine.
fucking fuck why did I click
era - don't click that spoiler
NSFL possibly (picture of spider)
Looks like a baby camel spider, OP. You're fine.
Holy fucking shit. WHAT IS THAT.
It's the lil guy that was trying to get in OP's shoe, only bigger
That picture famously manipulates perspective to make them appear enormous, they actually max out at about six inches
You're like a bazillion times bigger than it and can crush it without even trying. Why are people so afraid of bugs?
or do and remember the person dangling it is several feet in front of the person who seems to be- and it's actually an extreme closeup of a small specimen maybe four or five inches max.
NSFL possibly (picture of spider)
Looks like a baby camel spider, OP. You're fine.
Jesus, why did I click on this? Fuck me
the notion of that spider being six inches in length is still really alarming FYI - spiders don't grow anywhere near that big where I live in canada. Its also just a pretty crazy looking spider.
They are sometimes called camel spiders, and sometimes called sun spiders. They are called the latter because if you spot one during the day they may try and run into your shadow causing straight panic obviously. Don't be alarmed though they are harmless, just really really fucking quick lmao.
I had a cool opportunity to see one in South Africa during a hot day, and was able to observe how they burrow into the sand to stay cool. Their face and chelicerae are nicely shaped that it is a pretty good shovel!
And their chelicerae are paired and independent, so they have chomping action on both sides and alternate noms.
Pretty wild stuff.
Also it's not a bug, it's an arachnid.
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Oh yeah they are still freaky lol. But not actual monsters.
It's harmless but can run fast. If you have a waste paper basket you can herd it into that and release it outside.
lol. The fact that you think that thing being "only" four inches big is not a big deal is where we differ. I don't know that I have seen a bug more than an inch big in my life that wasn't behind glass.
It's not a spider. It's one solifugid biting another that's being dangled by tweezers in front of a camera.
This is a completely armchair theory, but bugs are the biggest threat in the animal kingdom to humans. They're very weird looking, which makes us automatically weary of them. They're so small we usually can't see them or feel them, even if they're on us. They can hurt a lot, and the worst ones are venomous. Finally, they're some of the few animals that can easily encounter us. It's easy for them to get in ours homes and stay there, so we really can't avoid them the same way we can avoid most other fears.
Anyway, if that was a rhetorical question I apologise lmao.
On a related note, spiders are really cool and misunderstood. As a shark fan and snake fan, I gotta sympathize with people who love spiders.
You ain't no cowboy, you just a scaredy cat *ptoo into my spitoon*
Only the most horrifying thing to ever horrify, the sand/sun/camel spider. Completely harmless to humans but awful none the less.
Those suckers are fast. Was out at smoke pit with co-workers, saw one 10 feet away, within the span of a few seconds had run up my coworkers' collar of his shirt and was staring at me. I immediately ran of course, then as he looked weirdly at me I yelled back what was on him lol
Looking at the screen 24h first thing came to mind is you had a bug in your windows pc or something and you are scared it will ruin you computer or something along the line, actual bug didnt even cross my mind. Man I really need to see the sun
Yes, as I grew up in the desert and these little fuckers run at a billion miles an hour.
I've literally had scorpions rain on me (plus I got stung) and I hate this creature more.
Something about it viscerally terrifies me
I don't blame you they are the quickest arthropod I've ever encountered I think. And the weird shit they have on the bottom of their abdomen always freaked me out. They have a look that says fuck nah.
What? Scorpion rain?! Please expand I'm curious.