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When you shine your light on the ground near the crater, you notice many sparkling dots reflecting the light back at you. Upon closer inspection you find that they are not fallen stars, but huge numbers of spiders sitting around, enjoying the night and ideal hunting conditions for them. Here's one of them. This one isn't a problem. The camel spider is, and they are plentiful here. Photographing them was a bit of a problem. You really, really don't want to be bitten by a camel spider. Our tour leader told us about a guy who was bitten. To celebrate the memory of the pain, he got an image of the spider tattooed onto himself. Never forget.
  Når du lar lommelykta sveipe over grunnen rundt deg, legger du fort merke til utallige lysende flekker på bakken. Når du ser nærmere etter finner du ikke falne stjerner, men edderkopper som sitter og nyter ideelle jaktforhold. Her er en av dem. Den er ikke farlig. Det er det kameledderkoppene som er. De får jeg ikke fotografert, for de vil jeg virkelig ikke bli bitt av. Man husker det lenge, hvis det skulle skje. Men de er der, og det er mange av dem.
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