There are a lot of myths going around about the camel spider. They're not as big as they appear in that photograph (it's being held right up next to the camera) and are actually quite harmless to humans.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
ermitonto Reviewed by ermitonto on . What are everyone's fears/phobias? Don't say none because everyone's scared of something. I have pretty common one's like spiders/insects etc- bees, wasps, ear-wigs, cockroaches and anything that can jump like crickets. The thing I think I'm most scared of is jelly fish, I'm really terrified of those things, I'd never hurt one though or any other creature for that matter. I'm a bit weary of cats, they always seem to look like they're going to pounce on you or something. I don't have a problem with snakes or mice and rats, I Rating: 5