worrab Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) 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. Edited May 28, 2018 by worrab Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HooHaa Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) huntsman. harmless, useful. Edited May 28, 2018 by HooHaa 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post allane Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 Next time, put a coin in the photo for scale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rimmer Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, allane said: Next time, put a coin in the photo for scale. Or let him stand on your hand 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post champers Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 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". 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 It is a "babouk" that eats cockroaches, roaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Yes, a Huntsman harmless and very fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Tg says , "Maleang Moom" . Not toxic , eats mosquitoes and small insects and lives up high in houses ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipo7 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) I know of a celeb in the Los Angeles area who found this in her house: Edited May 29, 2018 by Dustdevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieAus Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 POST 12 : it is the jumping spider, phidippus audax, family of solticidae. Or mygale with red hips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formaleins Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcarr65 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Knew it was a huntsman before opening the topic, there's a topic like this every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 she has a lot of humor, your girlfriend. Spider in Thai is written ma-lègn-moum, and pronounced maelang moom. Without hard feelings ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbackoz Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 The answer to this question is always the same. A Google search for huge Thai spider could have spared us the repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Estrada Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worrab Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saladin Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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