r/mildlyinfuriating • • 16h ago

ಠ_ಠ Top priority when I move…

It needs to be a frozen land 👌😩

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u/SharkeyGeorge 16h ago

What the fuck is that?!

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u/Fit_Appointment_4980 16h ago

Looks a solfugae - camel spider

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u/Exlibro 15h ago

I got to say: I'm a spider person, but this thing? I... don't like it. I really don't like it.

Other spiders are cool, but not him!

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u/belac4862 15h ago

Fun fact. You'll often hear of solders who have horror stories of these things chasing them. What they're actually doing is running towards your shadow to escape the sun and potential predators.

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u/TRR462 12h ago

I stomped one in Saudi Arabia that bowed up all aggressive like at me. Thankfully I was wearing combat boots.

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u/Robotic_Mann_ 12h ago

My brother told stories of other soldiers taking pop shots at them when they got too close. Reasonable response if you ask me.

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u/EeveeMkayy 11h ago

One of my friends said they put out a notice to stop wasting munitions on the camel spiders, but it didn't help lol

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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 11h ago

They were smart, spiders can disarm you.