Saturday, We first got up and ate breakfast. Then Denver spoke to us a little more to be men of integrity( I really enjoyed it). At one point that morning a couple of us went down to the pond and tyler slipped hitting his butt on the dock and only getting his legs wet to his knees. We tore down camp and went all over Hocking Hills hiking and seeing the great wonders of Creation. We even happened to see a couple snakes which was awesome. Us guys stopped at the one place to eat lunch with some tasty hot dogs, chips, peanuts and beans. On our way back home we stopped at Taco Bell!!( I'll just leave it up to ur imagination what the van smelled like the rest of the way.lol.)
Friday night around the campfire, Jamie started talking about Camel Spiders. Saying these spiders which came from over seas in the desert were vicious insects that ate camels along with saying other funny, crazy nonesense about them. So Camels spiders were the joke the rest of the weekend. This interested me so I just had to look 'em up. The scary thing is these are actual poisionous spiders, but thankfully they are not as wild as Jamie said they were.
I thought I would post some myths and facts about camel spiders.
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 venom is an anesthetic that numbs their prey. 4. Camel spiders can jump three feet high. 5. Camel spiders get their name because they eat the stomachs of camels. 6. They eat or gnaw on people while they sleep. Due to the numbing effect of their venom, the victim is unaware until they awake.
Facts:
Camel spiders top speed is 10 mph. Which is very fast for a such a small creature..
Size: Up to 8 inches, although many report larger.
They are called camel spiders because they live in the desert.
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