Camel spiders aren’t venomous and don’t really go after humans, but that have been known to chase after them (top speed 10 mph), which is pretty scary. Here's a tidbit from National Geographic: These ...

REHOVOT, Israel, May 17 (UPI) --A group of campers encountered and trapped a large camel spider at a campground in central Israel. Facebook user Nate Simantov shared a video of the camel spider which ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

When you think of animals with large, powerful jaws, chances are you envision nature's fiercest predators — the great white shark, the grizzly bear. But one of the most ferocious jaws in the animal ...

A friend got mad the other day because on a recent list of mine (52 animals that would make fantastic sports mascots) I didn't include camel spiders. In fairness, they do have a good name that ...

Sun spiders, also known as camel spiders, aren’t actually spiders at all. They have a fearsome reputation and will prey on a variety of insects, ranging from wasps to silverfish. Although sun spiders ...

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