# Why are insects getting bigger? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307 "2007-05-14T22:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/21 "2007-05-15T09:55:21Z")
[quote=“Schema,post:16,topic:29307"”] I was just about to say. Saw a Dateline/2020 thing on them a while back, about soldiers in Iraq getting f’d by these things, crawling in to tents and in to soldiers beds. ACk! [/quote] If you’ve ever held a tarantula you’ve probably held a bigger more dangerous spider. Their max size is 6" across and they’re non-venemous. > **[Camel Spiders](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/camel-spiders/)** > > Does a photograph show camel spiders found in Iraq? ---
**Author:** ![TonyDanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TonyDanza](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyDanza)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/22 "2007-05-15T10:18:08Z")
[quote=“AWDrifter,post:17,topic:29307"”] Better question - Why do insects have eight legs now?:jawdrop: 😉 [/quote] HAHA…Reminds me of the Brittish version of the office. Good call. ---
**Author:** ![Superium](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/superium/32/7405_2.png) [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/23 "2007-05-15T10:44:57Z")
This one spot at cayuga creek I fish has some big spiders usually around 3-4" diameter and their fuzzy. The one time I poked one with my fishing pole and the thing pounced on it, I’d like to say I just flinged him off but nope I jumped, dropped my pole and ran and screamed like a lil girl. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/24 "2007-05-15T10:47:37Z")
A coworker of mine’s brother is in Iraq and one of those things chased him down the air strip on the base. I guess they make some barking noise too. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/25 "2007-05-15T10:51:05Z")
your coworker’s brother is either a pussy or a liar. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/26 "2007-05-15T10:53:54Z")
[quote=“newman,post:25,topic:29307"”] your coworker’s brother is either a pussy or a liar. [/quote] I second that…I woulda unloaded 50 rounds into that thing before it even had a chance to “bark” ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/27 "2007-05-15T10:57:59Z")
Also, they aren’t as big as they appear here: ![http://files.myopera.com/Ravo/blog/giantspider.jpg](http://files.myopera.com/Ravo/blog/giantspider.jpg) look at this uncropped pic (look at the cuff and hand) ![http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/graphics/camelspider_small.jpg](http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/graphics/camelspider_small.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TonyDanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TonyDanza](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyDanza)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/28 "2007-05-15T11:01:15Z")
[quote=“boxxa,post:24,topic:29307"”] A coworker of mine’s brother is in Iraq and one of those things chased him down the air strip on the base. I guess they make some barking noise too. [/quote] Are you sure he wasn’t talking about something else when he said barking spiders? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/29 "2007-05-15T11:12:39Z")
I thought it was a wolf spider. Not sure tho. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/30 "2007-05-15T11:14:46Z")
[quote=“newman,post:27,topic:29307"”] Also, they aren’t as big as they appear here: look at this uncropped pic (look at the cuff and hand) ![http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/graphics/camelspider_small.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/4/e41b1df47adcf3fc120f8d6a15843e953230eef9.jpeg) [/quote] and there is two of them there…either way…they are a big fucking spider…but everyone compares them to dogs…where as I’d compare them to maybe a possum or something ---
**Author:** ![Silver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silver/32/4953_2.png) [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/31 "2007-05-15T11:35:50Z")
I used to be fine with insects/bugs. When I was little, my first pet was a scorpion that I caught (mom freaked, dad high-fived me). I lived in texas and used to also catch tarantulas and tarantula flies when it was the right time of year. Now a-days, so long as it has 8 legs or less I’m okay. Once you get into centipede type stuff… yeah, I turn into the typical girl. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/32 "2007-05-15T11:36:51Z")
[quote=“sedlmeier101,post:30,topic:29307"”] and there is two of them there…either way…they are a big fucking spider…but everyone compares them to dogs…where as I’d compare them to maybe a possum or something [/quote] It’s smaller than someones palm? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/33 "2007-05-15T11:59:45Z")
[quote=“Silver,post:31,topic:29307"”] I used to be fine with insects/bugs. When I was little, my first pet was a scorpion that I caught (mom freaked, dad high-fived me). I lived in texas and used to also catch tarantulas and tarantula flies when it was the right time of year. Now a-days, so long as it has 8 legs or less I’m okay. Once you get into centipede type stuff… yeah, I turn into the typical girl. [/quote] Im not even that good. I can come face to face in the woods with a bear and wolf and any of that fur stuff without even freaking out but snakes and spiders creep me out. ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/34 "2007-05-15T12:23:48Z")
Quick step on it!!! ![http://www.ebaumsworld.com/images/8leggedcat.jpg](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/images/8leggedcat.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/35 "2007-05-15T12:29:21Z")
lol wtf is that, 2 kittens in one ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/36 "2007-05-15T12:56:43Z")
Not many really bother me, but sitting on the can and having one of these run across my bare foot was not cool. I guess I can say it quite literally scared the shit out of me. :lol: ![http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/Images/housecentipede.jpg](http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/Images/housecentipede.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/37 "2007-05-15T13:04:24Z")
I gotta be honest with you. ![http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/clockspider-1746.jpg](http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/clockspider-1746.jpg) This would geek me out :biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/38 "2007-05-15T16:00:24Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:36,topic:29307"”] Not many really bother me, but sitting on the can and having one of these run across my bare foot was not cool. I guess I can say it quite literally scared the shit out of me. :lol: ![http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/Images/housecentipede.jpg](http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/Images/housecentipede.jpg) [/quote] We had a bunch of those in my dorm back in college (old converted library). I actually saw one that, with its leg/antennae was at least 4 inches long. They’re fast too! ---
**Author:** ![airhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/airhead/32/7471_2.png) [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/39 "2007-05-15T20:26:00Z")
Whats really funny is watching a spider try to wrap up a large cigarette ash flicked onto his web. By the time he was done, he was completely covered in ash, and he had wrapped up a small portion of it. Realizing it wasn’t edible, he retreated to his corner. Yeah, I’m easily amused. ---
**Author:** ![mycarsux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@mycarsux](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mycarsux)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/40 "2007-05-15T20:28:15Z")
spiders freakin rule. they’re so cool. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307.md?page=1)