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    The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion. The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders. All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed, Bite and Habitat.
    The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion. The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders. All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed, Bite and Habitat.
    The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion. The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders. All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed, Bite and Habitat.
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    The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion. The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders. All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed, Bite and Habitat.

    By Hathai Ross

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    Everything you ever wanted to know but were too scared to find out is covered in this fascinating book on the Camel Spider.
    All you ever need to know about these fascinating creatures is covered in detail.
    Can these Spiders really reach speeds of up to 30 mph and chase people? Do they scream and grow to the size of dinners plates?
    The book has been written in a way which is very easy to read. Many topics are covered including, their size, speed, breeding and bite. There are also some fascinating stories from soldiers who have come across these spiders whilst in Afghanistan.
    Hathai Ross has covered many interesting details about these fascinating creatures. The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion book is brimmed full of information including colour pictures for anyone who is interested in Spiders!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHathai Ross
    Release dateDec 31, 2013
    ISBN9780992676759
    The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion. The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders. All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed, Bite and Habitat.
    Author

    Hathai Ross

    I am originally from Thailand and moved to the UK about 6 years ago. I am married and have a lovely young son called Jacob who always inspires me to write!

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      The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion. The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders. All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed, Bite and Habitat. - Hathai Ross

      The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion

      The Complete Guide to Camel Spiders

      All You Need to Know About Camel Spiders. Facts Including Size, Speed and Bite.

      by

      Hathai Ross

      Copyright 2013 Published by Hathai Ross at Smashwords.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you are reading this eBook and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your on copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This book is available in print at most online retailers.

      Foreword

      I have been fascinated by spiders all of my life. The bigger they are, the more scary for me – none more so than the camel spider!

      I have heard so many stories about these creatures that it is really difficult to know what the truth is. That is why this book has been written – to try and decipher fact from fiction.

      Once you have read this book, you will know everything there is to know about these wonderfully strange creatures.

      Contents

      Chapter One: Introduction to camel spiders

      Chapter Two: What are camel spiders?

      Chapter Three: Where do camel spiders live?

      Chapter Four: What do camel spiders eat?

      Chapter Five: A camel spider’s predators

      Chapter Six: How dangerous are camel spiders?

      Chapter Seven: Reports of camel spider bites

      Chapter Eight: Do people keep camel spiders as pets?

      Chapter Nine: Fighting camel spiders

      Chapter Ten: The largest known camel spider

      Chapter Eleven: Soldiers’ accounts of camel spiders

      Chapter Twelve: The case of a camel spider in the UK

      Chapter Thirteen: Myths about camel spiders

      Chapter Fourteen: Conclusions about camel spiders

      Bibliography

      Chapter One: Introduction to camel spiders

      Camel spiders are sometimes referred to as wind scorpions or sun spiders. In recent years, interest in these mysterious creatures has grown significantly, and people have become very curious about them. This is encouraged by encounters between soldiers and camel spiders in the Middle East. Many stories and myths about camel spiders have emerged and it is now hard to tell what’s true and what’s not.

      Camel spiders have a bloodcurdling appearance, which has undoubtedly contributed to fears and myths about them. Possibly, the shock of a first encounter with such a being has led to wild exaggerations about their size and speed.

      The reputation of camel spiders is exemplified in the 2012 horror movie that shares the same name. The movie Camel Spiders is extremely gory; the spiders gruesomely attack American troops stationed in the desert. Camel spiders are portrayed as vicious, dangerous, and a serious threat to humanity. Of course, the movie is fictional, but it does show how legendary these creatures have become.

      In addition, a novel entitled The Camel Spider has recently been published. This book is not actually about camel spiders, but does name a deadly member of a terrorist group after them.

      Whether they are starring in horror films or being compared to terrorists, camel spiders definitely have a bad reputation. But are they really that dangerous? In this book, we will discover the facts about camel spiders: their appearance, size, and speed, what they eat, how they hunt, and whether they are poisonous. We will examine some common myths about camel spiders, as well as real encounters. This book also includes the story of a soldier who accidentally brought a camel spider home to the United Kingdom in his luggage!

      Chapter Two: What are camel spiders?

      Are they spiders or scorpions?

      Many people reasonably assume that camel spiders are indeed spiders. However, others refer to camel spiders as wind scorpions. This begs the question – are they spiders or scorpions?

      In actual fact, camel spiders are not spiders or scorpions! Instead, the scientific name for a camel spider is a Solifugid.

      Solifugae, spiders, and scorpions are all types of Arachnids. Therefore, they do have very similar characteristics. For example, they all have eight legs. Similarities have often led to some confusion between the three.

      The body of a camel spider looks very similar to that of an actual spider. It has two main parts: the cephalothorax and the opisthosoma. The former can basically be explained as the head merged with the thorax, whilst the latter is similar

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