What's this in my shed then...?

[Feistybird]

A mass (about the size of my hand) of small grey black metallic-looking shiny balls (looks a bit like caviar, only bigger).

I guess they're eggs of some sort, I would just like to know what I'm going to be infested with, when they hatch....

Oh God

YEY Feistybird!

So you didn't see any little eyes coming to the surface of it?

You are warped, Miss Nbg

\link{http://www.calebgroom.com/images/misc/camel_spider_large.jpg\camel spider}

omg its f##king HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Am actually starting to feel quite protective of it.

Just really curious to know what it is.
I'd start packing your bags though just in case it is those camel spiders!

I've just read the whole of this thread and its hilarious! I have no idea what they could be, but if it was a camel spider I would be packing my bags right now. I wish I hadn't looked at that last link, they are HUGE!

I really want to know what they are, you just have to gather them into a jar. Imagine if you go out there one day and they are all gone, you will never, ever know!

Well...? What was it?

Or are they still lurking?

Or have the hatched and eaten you all up?

:o

jmum6 - I think she has been eaten by big camel spiders. (I'm going to dream about them tonight, I just know it!)

knock knock!

I think its \link{http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.hort.purdue.edu/rhodcv/hort410/8017.jpg&imgrefurl=www.hort.purdue.edu/rhodcv/hort410/ho09000.htm&h=275&w=301&sz=12&tbnid=2DY8ew9EsspawM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=112&hl=en&start=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSquash%2BBug%26start%3D60%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN\squash_bug}

Sorry, am very late with an update.

Will people please stop mentioning camel you-know-what...

Anyway, kid, yes, the squash bug image looks very like it, but there are masses of them and they're kind of piled up - and would I not expect to find the squash thinges on leaves....?

and yes, they are still there. will get dp to move some of them into a jar tomorrow - couldn't face the prospect of them disappearing overnight never knowing what they are.

\link{http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/images/creature_features/wild_hr/fangtoothMN.jpg\make sure mummy doesnt see you put her babys in a jar}

Dp says the best thing to do is to napalm them just in case!

Personnally I think you should start a video diary and keep us posted with the developments.

Off to bed now to dream about camels with 8 legs....

knock knock

knock knock

Not looking charliecat....what's with the knock knock then?

go on...take a peek

wtf is that?

willy

its a sea monster..dont worry! lol

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CHECK OUT THAT CAMEL SPIDER!!!!!!

It is deadspawn - there's a garden round the corner from us where there was a pond until last summer. It was always spawnarama at this time of year. They filled it in (the owners not the frogs/camel spiders/aliens) and it's just been bare earth since then. Yesterday I saw the 'xact same black dots there. The frogs are either in denial or turned up for their conubials during one of last week's downpours when every garden round here was an inch under water for a few hours, but the water has since drained off. Sorry to give you such a mundane explanation.

Mind, I still wouldn't want to be the one to have to lift it, and I am the fabled hairy-handed trucker