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Spider Vs. Fire Ants

Interesting. I would have bet on the ants. I've seen army ants and fire ants wipe out much bigger prey than that. I have a feeling those were not real fire ants.
 
That's a scorpion spider. They move extremely fast in the super hot sand and have one of the most painful bites in the insect kingdom.

It's not a surprise that this type of spider has naturally evolved to deal with other fast moving threats like ants.
 
If that was near an ant colony the spider would have been wasted, altho the tight water bottle arena works in the spiders favor.
 
Originally posted by: dr150
That's a scorpion spider. They move extremely fast in the super hot sand and have one of the most painful bites in the insect kingdom.

It's not a surprise that this type of spider has naturally evolved to deal with other fast moving threats like ants.
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What are you talking about? That doesn't look like an scorpion spider (Arachnura) at all. Even if it was, they rarely bite, and the venom only causes minor pain. Where did you get this information?
 
Originally posted by: brandonbull
i think it is a camel spider
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prepare to get challenged by people who believe the nonsense that a camel spider is the size of a dinner plate. :roll:

oh and camel spiders, do, however, come in a lovely shade of very light brown (or something close), matching that of sand. that thing was black. not sure what the hell spider that was.
😉
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: brandonbull
i think it is a camel spider
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prepare to get challenged by people who believe the nonsense that a camel spider is the size of a dinner plate. :roll:

oh and camel spiders, do, however, come in a lovely shade of very light brown (or something close), matching that of sand. that thing was black. not sure what the hell spider that was.
😉
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And they aren't spiders.
 
Originally posted by: CollectiveUnconscious
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: brandonbull
i think it is a camel spider
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prepare to get challenged by people who believe the nonsense that a camel spider is the size of a dinner plate. :roll:

oh and camel spiders, do, however, come in a lovely shade of very light brown (or something close), matching that of sand. that thing was black. not sure what the hell spider that was.
😉
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And they aren't spiders.
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got me there, although being in the family of spiders and sharing a very similar body structure, it can be lumped together with spiders. the head, however, is very different..
damn looking at them even more, with more photos of the actual order them belong to, shows these things are even creepier looking than the ordinary spider.
:shivers:
yes... i hate spiders.
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
got me there, although being in the family of spiders and sharing a very similar body structure, it can be lumped together with spiders. the head, however, is very different..
damn looking at them even more, with more photos of the actual order them belong to, shows these things are even creepier looking than the ordinary spider.
:shivers:
yes... i hate spiders.
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Not in the same family either. They are in the same order.

Originally posted by: Ranger X
Originally posted by: Lithium381
wind scorpion?
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It actually looks more like a wind scorpion than a spider.
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Wind scorpion = camel spider = sun spider = Solifugae
 
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