jasreeve17 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Hello, The last couple of days I've had a new visitor in my Bangkok apartment. I really don't like insects or spiders, and this spider tends to block my path to the shower, at about 6am, each morning. Then it hides just inside the wardrobe when I come out of the shower and try to get a shirt out. (I don't like waking the missus up with my screams...) I know that it's an awful photo, (I'm not keen to get too close with my mobile phone) but does anybody know what it is? After an internet check, I think that it's a huntsman (cane spider). If that's the case then I'll leave it alone and let it stay. I've already got a gecko and between them they should keep the bugs away. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guardian Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 That does look like a hunstman spider like you mentioned. Just have a look at post #17 and see whether the spider in the second picture looks similar to yours. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Guardian, Thanks for your reply. To answer you, I'm not too sure... but they look similar. I will try to get another picture tomorrow morning - a better one. Day 1 - I was too worried to get close, then it raced very quickly into the wardrobe. Day 2 (today) - I got a bit braver, and closer. I took the above photo, and the spider seemed a bit more relaxed. Day 3 - I'm going for it; a close up with my new buddy! (I hope that it's not an extra aggressive jumping wolf spider, in a bad mood.) Thanks, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Boris was blocking my way to the shower again this morning, and I managed to get a slightly better photo before he rushed off (he's pretty quick). - I think he looks like a harmless (and maybe useful) huntsman spider, but I'm no expert. Does anyone know? Thanks, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Difficult to tell from the picture, but it looks like it could be a brown huntsman. Is there any coloration on it? I'm not a fan of spiders, so I would have killed it, or had someone do it for me. You are a braver person than I for having such a house guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Difficult to tell from the picture, but it looks like it could be a brown huntsman. Is there any coloration on it? I'm not a fan of spiders, so I would have killed it, or had someone do it for me. You are a braver person than I for having such a house guest. I'll check the colour out properly tomorrow morning. If Boris keeps his distance, and I get to know his routine then I'd be happy to let him stay. My worry is that he'll hide in my shoe, or wake me up by running accross my face, or surprise me by hiding under the soap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Body looks big for a hunstman. Is the body gray and puffy, Jas? Had many in Thai bathrooms and they never harmed me. I let them live next to the shower and they left me alone. Good bugmeisters. And good karma too, I expect. I remember an English tourist lad who refused to use the toilet in a friend's bar because of a "huge" spider in there. I went to do my duty, and found a long-legged baby (three inches in diameter?) on the wall; small body with skull and crossbone type image on the body. Fascinated me, and he/she only had five legs. Stayed on the wall five inches from my nose the whole time I squatted to do my biz. Not as shocking as having two quarrelling geckos fall from the roof onto your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 We had a giant spider in our bathroom, some kind of hunting spider as well as it jumped on and ate a big cockroach. That big guy was welcome in my bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Body looks big for a hunstman. Is the body gray and puffy, Jas? Had many in Thai bathrooms and they never harmed me. I let them live next to the shower and they left me alone. Good bugmeisters. And good karma too, I expect. I remember an English tourist lad who refused to use the toilet in a friend's bar because of a "huge" spider in there. I went to do my duty, and found a long-legged baby (three inches in diameter?) on the wall; small body with skull and crossbone type image on the body. Fascinated me, and he/she only had five legs. Stayed on the wall five inches from my nose the whole time I squatted to do my biz. Not as shocking as having two quarrelling geckos fall from the roof onto your head. Hi Jet, I'll try to get closer and improve my picture tomorrow morning - I know where Boris will be (I suspect that he's a bit of a voyeur, as he likes to watch me in the shower...) I will specifically check out the colours. I'm usually tired and slitty eyed at 6am, thus I've not been able to clearly see the colours. If I turn the light on I get assaulted by my sleeping beauty... Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 We had a giant spider in our bathroom, some kind of hunting spider as well as it jumped on and ate a big cockroach. That big guy was welcome in my bathroom. I'm thinking much the same. After a glut of cockroaches at the weekend, I've not seen any in the last three days! I just don't want to get a shock from the spider... ( Boris sleeping in my underpant draw, is a worry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leisurely Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Spider in pants drawer a worry ? You should try putting a pair of knickers on that you've just taken off the line and wondering what that bobbly feeling is. Answer, around 20 gekko eggs in the gusset . I was seriously concerned that a stray egg may have found a route up my wizzway and I would be hatching a gek. I have never spent so long with the shower attatchement pointed up there before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 We had a big spider in the bathroom too. The first time I saw him I must have surprised him because he jumped about 6 inches straight up in the air and then ran under the washing machine. The next time I saw him I called my wife to have a look. She told me that if I didn't bother him he wouldn't bother me. She said that SURE he can bite but he is not poisonous. I hate mosquitos and flies but I'm not fond of spiders either. I did get used to him so I let him alone. Took gaes are NOT allowed in the house because they leave BIG turds. My wife catches them bare handed and throws them outside. One took gae managed to sneak in and the next day the spider only had seven legs. After that day I never saw the spider again. A day or so after that I had to lift the microwave so my wife could catch the too gae to throw him outside. I did surf the Internet and I'm pretty sure he was a huntsman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 As a Spider enthusiast for the last 25 years [ sad I know..] I can confirm that this is a type of huntsman spider{ family name Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae) } But huntsman is a generic term for the particular body shape ( crab like ) just as Tarantula decribes any hairy spider with fixed fangs. Huntsman spiders are to be found on every continent in different guises. No Huntsmen spiders are particularly venomous and you should not worry about this big chap [ The most venomous sp. is teh Badge Huntsman found in OZ. They will always flee rather than stand and confront you, all spiders have terrible eyesight to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I like all of them, spiders, lizards, geckos, toukays, myna birdies. OK, not a fan of skitters or cockroaches, but they don't like me either. Touks do leave big doo, but it's always in one spot. Put a piece of newspaper there. Touks have sweet faces and big dreamy eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 As a Spider enthusiast for the last 25 years [ sad I know..]I can confirm that this is a type of huntsman spider{ family name Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae) } But huntsman is a generic term for the particular body shape ( crab like ) just as Tarantula decribes any hairy spider with fixed fangs. Huntsman spiders are to be found on every continent in different guises. No Huntsmen spiders are particularly venomous and you should not worry about this big chap [ The most venomous sp. is teh Badge Huntsman found in OZ. They will always flee rather than stand and confront you, all spiders have terrible eyesight to boot. Thanks for that Chonabot. Now that I know he won't kill me, he can stay rent free, and we'll try to become friends. If I get a better picture (him sitting on my hand eating a dead roach, or my missus's mother?) then I'll post it here. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Spider in pants drawer a worry ? You should try putting a pair of knickers on that you've just taken off the line and wondering what that bobbly feeling is. Answer, around 20 gekko eggs in the gusset . I was seriously concerned that a stray egg may have found a route up my wizzway and I would be hatching a gek. I have never spent so long with the shower attatchement pointed up there before Leisurely, what can I say. - I'm both scared by, and aroused by, your post! Please stop it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 ...as we're talking about it....was sitting on the sh1tter this morning and when I flushed, a huntsman spider - about 5 cm diameter - jumped out of the toilet bowl...so much about my day... The other huntsman spider we recently had I thought was taken out by the cat...until I saw it limping around on three legs the other day. The wife is still trying to convince me that they bring good luck. Still waiting for confirmation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 ...as we're talking about it....was sitting on the sh1tter this morning and when I flushed, a huntsman spider - about 5 cm diameter - jumped out of the toilet bowl...so much about my day... The other huntsman spider we recently had I thought was taken out by the cat...until I saw it limping around on three legs the other day. The wife is still trying to convince me that they bring good luck. Still waiting for confirmation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoo Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 its definitely a huntsman spider. they were used in the movie 'arachnophobia', probably because they are scary looking but are very harmless. i use to catch and keep them as pets when i was a kid. they can bite but it only hurts like a bee sting. even now im still tempted to buy one of the many varieties of spiders from around the world u can buy as pets in JJ market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 they can bite but it only hurts like a bee sting. "only"? Isn't that bad enough? Bee sting hurts like hel_l! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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