http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/ Businesses in the Palmdale and Lancaster areas. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 stardust Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:40:35 +0000 http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/#comment-1276 Camel Spiders aren't exactly venomous, and most likely won't affect a human much. I think their venom contains an anesthetic. However, if you were bitten, it's always best to check with a doctor. I wouldn't suggest insecticide--they can run up to 30mph; it'd probably be easier to squash it with a shoe. Camel Spiders aren’t exactly venomous, and most likely won’t affect a human much. I think their venom contains an anesthetic. However, if you were bitten, it’s always best to check with a doctor.
I wouldn’t suggest insecticide–they can run up to 30mph; it’d probably be easier to squash it with a shoe.

]]> http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 brendan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:38:01 +0000 http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/#comment-1275 Venom controversy While the absence of venom in Solifugae is a long-established fact[1], there is a single published study of one species, Rhagodes nigrocinctus, carried out in India in 1978 by a pair of researchers who did histological preparations of the chelicerae, and found what they believed to be epidermal glands[3]. Extracts from these glands were then injected into lizards, where it induced paralysis in 7 of 10 tests. While this study has never been confirmed, and while other researchers have been unable to locate similar glands in other species, this particular species does appear to possess venom, although it is not known if there is any mechanism for introducing it into prey (recall that the researchers manually injected it into lizards). Venom controversy
While the absence of venom in Solifugae is a long-established fact[1], there is a single published study of one species, Rhagodes nigrocinctus, carried out in India in 1978 by a pair of researchers who did histological preparations of the chelicerae, and found what they believed to be epidermal glands[3]. Extracts from these glands were then injected into lizards, where it induced paralysis in 7 of 10 tests. While this study has never been confirmed, and while other researchers have been unable to locate similar glands in other species, this particular species does appear to possess venom, although it is not known if there is any mechanism for introducing it into prey (recall that the researchers manually injected it into lizards).

]]> http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 The First Dragon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:25:26 +0000 http://antelopevalleybusiness.com/i-have-just-found-a-camel-spider-in-our-house-are-these-spiders-dangerouscan-they-be-killed-with-insecticide/#comment-1274 How cool! They are not truly dangerous, but they can bite and make you bleed. They do not have any venom. Camel spiders are arachnids but not true spiders; technically they are called solifugae (singular, solifugid.) They usually don't live around people's homes. If they do, they can be rather a pest, as nobody likes being bitten. In another sense, they are beneficial to humans as they eat a lot of insects and even scorpions. The California camel spiders grow to be about 3 inches across, not 5 inches like the Iraqi camel spiders. A key factor in controlling camel spiders would be to eliminate the bugs they eat. This would make them look elsewhere for a place to live. LOL don't listen to kelsey's funny stories! 30mph! How cool!
They are not truly dangerous, but they can bite and make you bleed. They do not have any venom. Camel spiders are arachnids but not true spiders; technically they are called solifugae (singular, solifugid.)
They usually don’t live around people’s homes. If they do, they can be rather a pest, as nobody likes being bitten. In another sense, they are beneficial to humans as they eat a lot of insects and even scorpions. The California camel spiders grow to be about 3 inches across, not 5 inches like the Iraqi camel spiders.
A key factor in controlling camel spiders would be to eliminate the bugs they eat. This would make them look elsewhere for a place to live.
LOL don’t listen to kelsey’s funny stories! 30mph!

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