Camel Spider

Camel Spider, one of the scariest insects in the world.

Most species of the Camel Spider live in deserts.The camel spider can also be found in the southwest U.S. and Mexico. While the recent buzz is all about the Middle Eastern camel spider, its North American cousin has no shortage of tall tales. In Mexico, they're known as matevenados, which means "deer killers."

Camel spiders are venomous, and their venom contains a powerful anesthetic that numbs their victims (thus allowing them to gnaw away at living, immobilized animals without being noticed). U.S. soldiers were said to have been attacked by camel spiders at night but remained completely unaware of their plight until they awakened in the morning to find chunks of their flesh missing

Size: Up to 8 inches, although many of our readers report larger. 

Camel spiders top speed: 10 mph. Which is very fast for a such a small creature. 

Victims of Camel Spider:

 

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Some Camel Spider Myths:

1. Camel spiders can move at speeds over 30 MPH, screaming while they run.
2. Camel spiders can be as large as a frisbee.
3. Camel spiders can jump three feet high.
4. Camel spiders get their name because they eat the stomachs of camels.
5. They eat or gnaw on people while they sleep. Due to the numbing effect of their venom, the victim is unaware until they awake.