Any ideas??

[worrab]

First large spider I have come across since moving here 3 years ago. Any naturalists out there who have an idea as to what kind of spider this is. Many thanks.

[HooHaa]

huntsman.

 

harmless, useful.

[allane]

Next time, put a coin in the photo for scale.

[Rimmer]

12 minutes ago, allane said:

Next time, put a coin in the photo for scale.

Or let him stand on your hand

[champers]

First time I saw a huge spider in Thailand (size of a dinner plate) the girlfriend said "Not worry about spider, snake eat all the spider".

[sirocco]

It is a "babouk" that eats cockroaches, roaches.

[The Deerhunter]

We have them on the farm and around the house.  They look like a smaller version of the classic Australian huntsman so I leave them be.   

[shaurene]

Yes, a Huntsman harmless and very fast.

[zaZa9]

Tg says , "Maleang Moom" . Not toxic ,  eats mosquitoes and small insects and lives up high in houses ...

[thaipo7]

I do not like spiders at all.  I think it was in 1973, I was here a civilian and went to rent a house.  I walked around the back and there was this huge spider on the outside wall.  Told my wife that I don't care if the place is free.  I am not going to live here.

[cyberfarang]

They are harmless and actually quite fragile. On occasions one comes into the house and I whack them with a plastic fly swat, because don`t fancy finding one of those in bed with me in the morning.

[Dustdevil]

I know of a celeb in the Los Angeles area who found this in her house: 

[StevieAus]

It looks very similar to the Huntsman we had in Australia leave it along and it will deal with the other insects.

They are not dangerous.

[sirocco]

POST 12 :

 

it is the jumping spider, phidippus audax, family of solticidae.
Or mygale with red hips.

[Formaleins]

1 hour ago, cyberfarang said:

They are harmless and actually quite fragile. On occasions one comes into the house and I whack them with a plastic fly swat, because don`t fancy finding one of those in bed with me in the morning.

Their legs do fall off easily, if you can catch them. As the others said pretty harmless (They do actually bite though and can draw blood) so leave them alone.

[TKDfella]

15 hours ago, HooHaa said:

huntsman.

 

harmless, useful.

I frequently meet one in the bungalow but use a large plastic transparent biscuit container, capture the spider and put it back in the garden. I take care not to damage its long legs. I'm told the very large huntsman can penetrate human skin but the wound is minor. They eat small insects and a large specimen might even chomp on the odd cockroach too. 

[jimcarr65]

Huntsman, scary when you first see one but after you realize they are harmless they are kind of cool. First saw when when I was sitting on the can, came from under my feet and when I moved my foot that thing took off like I rocket ship. I never saw anything that size move that fast. 

[connda]

Huntsman.  Scary looking but much more afraid of you than you'll ever be of it.  They're welcome in our house along with geckos.  Get use to checking your shoes before putting you feet in them in this part of the world.  ?

[masuk]

16 hours ago, HooHaa said:

huntsman.

 

harmless, useful.

If it's the same huntsman that seems to come with each delivery of firewood in Australia, I'm told it contains enough venom to kill a blowfly.

[tandor]

2 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

Tg says , "Maleang Moom" . Not toxic ,  eats mosquitoes and small insects and lives up high in houses ...

...so that's what's clumping about in my ceiling.

[tandor]

57 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

I frequently meet one in the bungalow but use a large plastic transparent biscuit container, capture the spider and put it back in the garden. I take care not to damage its long legs. I'm told the very large huntsman can penetrate human skin but the wound is minor. They eat small insects and a large specimen might even chomp on the odd cockroach too. 

..you say 'odd cockroach' .do you mean the one with breasts?

[PoorSucker]

Knew it was a huntsman before opening the topic, there's a topic like this every now and then. 

[sirocco]

she has a lot of humor, your girlfriend.
Spider in Thai is written ma-lègn-moum, and pronounced maelang moom.
Without hard feelings  ?

[Outbackoz]

Have an industrial size huntsman in Oz  around 300mm across the legs. Generally a bit shy and normally not aggressive towards humans. (Pic of one in the Brisbane Valley)

[csabo]

The answer to this question is always the same. A Google search for huge Thai spider could have spared us the repeat. 

[Estrada]

It's "Boris The Spider" (The  Who)
 

Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see

[sirocco]

sure, csabo that Google teaches us many things.
But as much as it annoys me when questions are asked about visas,
  work, marriage,
  where we can find answers on the internet (broken arms or assistants)
on the other hand I appreciate this research on fauna and flora.
I find it amusing and very cultural. This makes us discover nature in Thailand

[Chongalulu]

18 hours ago, HooHaa said:

huntsman.

 

harmless, useful.

Thanks,noticed a couple in the house last couple of weeks. Don’t bother me if they’re not dangerous so will leave them alone to kill other nasties.

[worrab]

Many thanks for all your replies. 

 

I would never have got a coin close enough as it was on the wall allane.

 

And apologies for wasting your time csabo but I feel there are good people on here who like to take the time to identify different animals seen here. Experience is better than Google guesswork.

[Saladin]

Huntsmen are common in Australia. They don't have webs, preferring to wander around the walls and ceilings looking for a snack. I overcame my fear of spiders sufficiently to be able to slip a plastic coffee cup over them, slide a piece of cardboard between the cup and the wall, and drop the spider (and often the cup too) off the balcony.