which bite hurts the most?

[DooM_ShrooM]

cobalt blue or camel spider??
just asking coz im a bit curios

 

[JimM]

Try both and let us know...be on the cutting edge of this one.

 

[Exo]

Most camel spiders don't have venom, but the mechanical damage alone would be pretty gruesome....but since I havn't been bit by either I can't tell ya. :?

 

[DooM_ShrooM]

Try both and let us know...be on the cutting edge of this one.

i would let my lividum bite me but i would not let camel spiders bite coz i dont like them .......they do not look like spiders ....the look.....some kind of freak but....i would like to hold one.....

 

[nikinizor]

camel spiders are NOT spiders they are whip scorpions

letting your lividum bite you would be a poor idea....read the bite reports section...you will see why!

 

[night4now]

Camel spiders are solifugae, more closely related to scorpions than spiders. I had a friend who went (repeatedly) to Iraq/Iran/Afghanistan, and claims to have been bitten by one. Stated it didnt hurt any worse than a piercing.
I have never been bit by T or Solifugae, so Id not know personally, but I cant think either would be enjoyable.

 

[Sevenrats]

Killer whale. They hurt the most.

 

[BrynWilliams]

I concur absolutely.

Killer whale. They hurt the most.

 

[DooM_ShrooM]

i know camel spiders are not spider and scorpion too...they are solifugae which are other kinds of arachnids...they have paralyzing venom too but just to know whose bite will make me cry for my mama

 

[Moltar]

Most solifugae do not have venom, Ancient. You've been misinformed. If you found a giant solifuge that was as large as an adult H. lividum and compared the bites I bet the solifuge would inflict a nastier wound with more physical damage and related pain. The venom of a haplopelma, however, is fairly potent. You'll be suffering a whole lot more from it than from the combined pain of both bites.

I think people worry too much about bites anyway. They are a risk that comes with the hobby but if you practice appropriate technique they can be pretty much avoided. I used to be afraid it would happen to me but now I barely think about it. Being haired is a much more immediate danger as are escapes. Those are the things on my mind when I have a T cage open, not so much the biting though.

 

[DooM_ShrooM]

Most solifugae do not have venom, Ancient. You've been misinformed. If you found a giant solifuge that was as large as an adult H. lividum and compared the bites I bet the solifuge would inflict a nastier wound with more physical damage and related pain. The venom of a haplopelma, however, is fairly potent. You'll be suffering a whole lot more from it than from the combined pain of both bites.

I think people worry too much about bites anyway. They are a risk that comes with the hobby but if you practice appropriate technique they can be pretty much avoided. I used to be afraid it would happen to me but now I barely think about it. Being haired is a much more immediate danger as are escapes. Those are the things on my mind when I have a T cage open, not so much the biting though.

im not afraid about being bitten im just curios

 

[dantediss]

Off topic but dont camel spiders contain an antisthetic of some sort to numb the area ? And the mechanical damage from a camel spider would be gruesome but the cobalt venom is almost debilitating pain

 

[dantediss]

btw..please do yourself a huge favor do a search for camel spider, youll see that keeping one alive is about as easy as beating deep blue at chess or speaking french in russian. you have been warned

 

[Kaimetsu]

The thing about camel spiders having any kind of venom or any numbing agents is part of the urban legends about them. They do not inject anything, they don't chase people, they don't drink blood from paralyzed victims. From what i understand their chelicerae are very strong though so i'd imagine a bite from one would do alot of physical damage. It would definitely be cool to have a large solifugid as a pet, does anyone have any information on keeping them?

 

[JDeRosa]

Off topic but dont camel spiders contain an antisthetic of some sort to numb the area ? And the mechanical damage from a camel spider would be gruesome but the cobalt venom is almost debilitating pain

No that is just a rumor. When I was in the Air Force we were briefed about them before we deployed to the middle east.

 

[Dark241993]

From what i have heard. the camel spider bites and paralyzes the bitten area and it goes unnoticed. Then they start to chow down on the flesh. Sounds very gruesome. i would much rather be bitten by a cobalt blue. their venom seems not to be as bad as many of the other ow.

 

[nikinizor]

I am positive there is a forum or thread under other inverts here on arachnoboards...while they don't chase ppeople per se, they will follow your shadow to stay out of the sunlight....thats why people think they chase them!

 

[gvfarns]

Lividum will hurt a lot more. Big nasty fangs and angry venom.

Camel spiders don't have venom, yo.

 

[dantediss]

kinda figured the antisthetic quality was a tacked on myth...i mean cmon have you seen those choppers ( no not the austrailian chopper read haha badass mamma jamma ) they just look painful ughhhhh

 

[Kaimetsu]

From what i have heard. the camel spider bites and paralyzes the bitten area and it goes unnoticed. Then they start to chow down on the flesh. Sounds very gruesome. i would much rather be bitten by a cobalt blue. their venom seems not to be as bad as many of the other ow.

This is a myth, an urban legend, it is entirely untrue. Camel spiders eat mostly small invertebrates just like spiders or scorpions, they do not bite, eat, or in anyway prey on vertebrates larger than themselves. They do not have any kind of venom whatsoever, and they cannot paralyze or numb any vertebrates.