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Bob and Susan
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what's is this thing???
we've had three of these visitors in the last two days...
are they dangerous???
they are about 2 inches long and FAST!!!
they scare me
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vandenberg
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Mutated bedbug 
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Osprey
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Wind spider.
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CaboRon
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I would be scared too ...
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woody with a view
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tell Susan not to worry, as long as she can outrun you... on the other hand it may be a new addition to the tempura, chinese style.
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Bob and Susan
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take a look
http://www.faunaimportuk.com/caresheets/cswindspider.htm
i think osprey got it...
thanks woodman 
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BigWooo
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We ran into several while installing our drip system. They fell out of little tunnels into the trench. The helper I had was scared to death of them.
I read they're harmless except the bite can be painful. I wear shoes now when digging.
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BigWooo
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I knew there was something about these once before:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=27185#pid2645...
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Bob and Susan
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two nights in a row...
watching tv in the dark...
and that MONSTER zooms by...
he got my attention
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docsmom
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I believe it's a wind scorpion. Not a scorpion and not poisonous. Just the nastiest looking thing ever and they fly like the wind. We had lots of
them in the CA high desert and I drove my bug guy crazy 'till he brought his bug books over, spread them on the hood of his car and patiently educated
me. 
My recommended cure, get a cat!
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fdt
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http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=3608#pid25509
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Bob and Susan
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actually i remember reading about this guy...
these info posts have been around since 2004...
but...
i never thought i'd be one of his "target victims"
man...
when you see those huge mandibles pinching at you...
WOW!!!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
we've had three of these visitors in the last two days...
are they dangerous???
they are about 2 inches long and FAST!!!
they scare me |
I saw some at the mouth of El Cajon Canyon (west of San Felipe)... by the stream where is dropped under the desert sand...
From Taco de Baja (link by Ferna de Tijuana):
Deer killer
Also know as a Camel Spider in Iraq
or a Wind Scorpion in the US.
In Mexico they are called Matavenados - deer killer, deer slayer. They have what appears to be 10 leggs, huge jaws and are very ugly , hopefully the
picture will attach. My mom found a 2" one in her sleeping bag in the San Pedro Martir, so they can aslo take cold weather too.
From the web:
Camel spiders (so named because, like camels, they can be found in sandy desert regions) grow to be moderately large (about a 5" leg span), they can
move very quickly in comparison to other arthropods (a top speed of maybe 10 MPH); and they capture prey without the use of either venom or
anesthetic. Camel spiders rely on speed, stealth, and the (non-venomous) bite of powerful jaws to feed on small prey such as other arthropods (e.g.,
scorpions, crickets, pillbugs), lizards, and possibly mice or birds. They use only three pairs of legs in running; the frontmost pair (called
pedipalpa) is held aloft and used in a similar manner to the antennae of insects. Camel spiders shun the sun and generally hide during the day, coming
out at night to do their hunting.
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livencabo
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Despite the scarry speed at which they travel, often straight at you, they are apparently not as lethal as some of the truly venemous scorpions and
spiders. The myth is that they travel in pairs. True or not I always searched for the second one if I saw one.
On more than one occasion, I saw 30 or so tiny ones emerging from nests. They look like super size black ants at that stage.
To avoid contact, shake out your clothes before you put them on, espectially your shoes and always remake your bed before getting in.
And yes, my two cats earned their keep controlling the critter population.
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Desertsurfergal
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SUNSPIDER!!! We have them here in Lake Havasu City, AZ. They are fast and love to chase ya. They do bite.
\"Life\'s a journey, not a destination...\" Aerosmith
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Baja-Brit
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Have a look at this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7585914.stm
Nice!
As you were.
[Edited on 29-8-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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Bob and Susan
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wow
if i knew they ate scorpions...new pets
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Acuity
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Are these not known as matevenados in Mexico (deer killers)?
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Pappy Jon
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_spider
These are good guys. They eat insects like crickets. Unless you really want to get bit they are harmless to people. Just put it back outside where
they can do their good work.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
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wakemall
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I did not see an answer that would make me happy........
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