The bite of a tarantula can cause great suffering, and the scorpion's sting can be deadly. But these creatures, so dangerous to man are nothin  to a camel. However, a camel will avoid a Colofly of gerbils or gophers like the plague. These burrowing  animals pose no threat to us, but to a camel they are no joking matter. It could stumble and even break a leg in their spacious underground homes!