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Vykin | Friday, October 13, 2000 - 09:31 pm  Well, I wander around the house, everyone's tip-toeing around me so I thought I'd come here and tell a story. The recent events in Yemen with the USSCole, reminded me of the story I'm about to tell. A close friend of mine works for an oil company, with international interests. They have many oil holdings in Yemen. He spent two years there not far from Aden in 90-92 and subsequently spent the past 8 years in the compound there 6 weeks in 4 weeks out. Over the years he has shared many stories of the Arabs and different Sheiks there. The following is one he shared that still gives me the creeps. One day Jim talked about the different animals, snakes, insects in Yemen. There are many scorpions, but they are not feared like a particular spider which they call the Camel Spider. I don't know what the technical name for it is, I know up till a few years ago it was not in any encyclopedia. The Camel Spider is called such because of its similar color to that of Camels. There are also Camels in Yemen. Now this spider is the only species known that will "hunt its prey". The spider will pick a target, attach itself and anesthesize the victim so, they don't feel anything, and slowly eat away the flesh to the bones. They often attach themselves to camels and you can't spot them because of the similar color. Here is an example he told me: In an area away from the oil company was an offsite cafeteria, where many people were. Unbeknownst to others, a camel spider was in one of the rafters. 50 people in room. Adjacent are the bedrooms with bunkbeds. In walks one of the workers. As he walks to a table he spots the spider, the spider spots him, he quickly goes further away and sits down and eats. Soon after he looks up at the rafters, the spider has made its way to where he is eating. Now is is frantic. He runs out and to his bed. Others look for the spider, can't find it. The guy eventually calms down and goes to bed. He falls asleep. The next morning, they go looking for him, he hasn't appeared to work. They find him with half his face gone, and bones from his cheeks, jawbones. etc. He has obviously died. Jim, my friend has seen these spiders as big in diameter as 6 inches across the body. These spiders as I said earlier if they are hungry will literally pick their prey and stalk it for up to a full day. In regards to the guy who died, it waited and stalked him from the cafeteria to his sleeping quarters, waited for the guy to fall asleep, crawled to his face, anaesticized him and proceeded to eat the meat off his face. In another separate situation, when I was involved in negotiations for a Land Use Plan in my province, one of the officials who also did international peace missions, Told me his own about the spider. He was on a peace mission to Africa, I think if I recall to Somalia. He said, tents were sent for the international peace keepers. Now some of the local antagonists, did not want to see peace in the area. One of there dissuasion? (sp) tactics was to plant a camel spider in the packed tents. If a spider was found, the whole batch of tents had to be burned. It happened with them. 50 Tents rendered useless. That was the only way to kill these things and ensure they were dead, cuz they cud have had others hiding in the tents. So, are we scared yet? |
Moondance | Friday, October 13, 2000 - 09:47 pm  My brothers had a pet tarantula and named Moondance... well not moondance but my other name |
Vykin | Friday, October 13, 2000 - 10:00 pm  Moon my worst fear of anything is spiders. My skin was crawling as i posted the story. Get a spider near me and I freak. Lol that's why I'll probably never go to Yemen. (Let alone their desire to bomb innocent people) |
Moondance | Friday, October 13, 2000 - 10:22 pm  I was going to say ... not a good idea to visit there anytime soon! Wow... you really don't care for them, do you? Growing up with 2 brothers ... didn't have much of a choice to be scared of any creepy crawlers... if I was, I would have found them in my bed at night...I found a frog one time in the middle of the night... I promise never to introduce you to my brothers |
Vykin | Friday, October 13, 2000 - 10:46 pm  Moon, I don't mind snakes, frogs, insects, even bears or cougars. I hate spiders, wood tics, or lice. Never saw lice, but thought of it makes my skin crawl. I'm a woos when it comes to those 3 creatures. |
Zebulon | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:59 pm  I sort of have a phobia with tornadoes. I don't know what that's exactly called...funnelphobia? Also, believe it or not, I also had a fear of success but I overcame that with therapy...just kidding...no therapy. Just a swift kick in the pants and a good mentor. What's funny is that my best friend who was an excellent football player is scared of spiders. Picture this guy who is 6'5" tall, in shape, and weights about 290. I though he was bullshitting but he really freaks out when he sees one, especially if it's a large one hanging from a web. Odd. |
Himay10ns | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 07:14 pm  Oh, I have a MAJOR snake phobia. Do you guys ever watch that Crocodile show on Animal Planet?? That guy is freaking crazy!! He is always handling those snakes, gives me the heebie jeebies! If I watch a show about snakes, I can never get to sleep. |
Zebulon | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 07:19 pm  Well, I definitely would be uneasy around poisonous snakes like rattlesnakes, corals, and black mambas! However, I could deal with handling snakes like a python or something non-venomous. I prefer grass snakes. LOL! I don't think I'd ever have one as a pet though. |
Vykin | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 07:46 pm  HiMay TLC had a special few months ago on snakes the Black Adder, Cobras, etc. I've seen that guy you refer to he's nuts! |
Vykin | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 02:26 pm  I was just posting my Material Possession when I recalled a story about a chiropractor I referred to. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE TRUE STORY: In the mid-80s in a neighboring town I worked in was a well-known chiropractor. Well, this man was fairly handsome. A lot of women in the town went to see him. He was also quite the "ladies man". A co-worker of mine used to go to him and regale us with stories of the passes he would make. So, this guy is sleeping around on his wife (yes he was married). Finally the wife got fed up with his extra-marital affairs. One night she informed the chiro she was interested in some kinky sex. He readily agreed. So, she draws him him into the bedroom and gets him to lie down stark naked face down on their bed. She takes each of his arms and gently but firmly ties each one to a bedpost of their brass bed. She caresses him. Then she turned to a Hot Plugged in Curling Iron, and shoved it all the way in where the "sun don't shine". She kept it plugged in, told him she wants a divorce. Left the bedroom. Called the ambulance, (she didn't want to kill him, just mame him). Took her hidden suitcases and left the house and the marriage. Well! How often is it that ambulance drivers get callouts like this? The word spread by the next day, (which was Monday). A quick call to his chiropractic office was met with an answering machine which said:, "We are sorry, due to unforseen circumstances, Dr. "so and so" won't be available indefinitely. Anyways, to end the story, the guy was in the hospital for close to two months. No charges were ever brought against the wife (I think he was too humiliated). And I swear to God, every male in my part of the world, didn't even dare think of the idea of an extra-marital affair for at least a year later. The end (Now I know who ever reads this is gonna think I'm B.S.ing but honestly I'm not, its the most bizarre thing I've ever heard, but it is definitely true) |
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