Weirdest invert I've ever seen!!!!

[Venom]

What on earth is this thing!?!?

http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider507/camel-spider-fly-tying.jpg

It has 3 body segments, but 10 legs!!

 

[Ted]

whatever it is..its dead.

 

[Drachenjager]

its a fly ...fishing fly ...thats why the pic is titled camel spider fly tying ...

 

[Scorpendra]

it's a fishing lure that's supposed to look like a solifugid. i saw it somewhere before.

 

[Ted]

lol..........

 

[lucanidae]

I count eight legs and two palps.....whoever made it had a decent idea of morphology....but I don't know many places where a solfugid risks falling into a stream full of trout.

 

[_bob_]

yeah its not real... its wrapped up all over with twine

 

[Ted]

yeah its not real... its wrapped up all over with twine

and has a hook down its back

 

[rmlee]

Someone posted that at another board I go to.
Here was their reply when asked what it was.

"Lol. It's not real

I found it on website from a guy that makes custom animals (mostly insects) for people.
That one he said was a Camel Spider, but he added the colors and stuff. It just looks creepy"

 

[Stylopidae]

You'd be suprised how real some of those things can look. What fly-tiers can do with just a hook and some string is simply amazing.

They have to be that way to fool fish. Fish in over-fished waters quickly become tuned in to what lures fishermen are using. During the summer when I go fishing and experience a sudden drop-off in fish I catch, I usually just switch lures/bait and keep on fishing in the same spot.

 

[_bob_]

very interesting Cheshire

 

[Venom]

Lol! I thought it was real! Thanks to all for sorting this out!

 

[Savvo]

Whoever tied that is the best fly tier I have ever seen.

 

[C_Strike]

That is just incredible, the amount of skill that the maker must have to produce waht to me is a real work of art! lol fair play thats some talent!

 

[harleyhunter]

I actually am friend with the gentleman who made that. His name is Graham from California. He has also made a spider that was used by the Hardy reel company in England. H is a regular on a few fly tying forums.

-Sam

 

[tin man]

the legs looked so real:wall: