Saraburi121 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 This spider ran out from underneath my recliner while watching TV, almost spilled my beverage it startled me so much. Snapped a photo with my iPhone, wicked look creature and quite large. Looked on the internet but haven't positively identified it yet. Wonder if it is venomous? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bestie Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 A beautiful Huntsman Spider Quote If big spiders aren’t your cup of tea, we’re sorry to say that the Huntsman Spider is one of the largest in the world, growing as large as 30 cm! In Thailand they’re often as large as a grown man’s hand. With long, strong legs, and a fuzzy body, these spiders are a mottled brown and tan color, making them difficult to spot against a forest floor. The Huntsman Spider’s natural camouflage serves it well in the woodland and forest areas that it calls home. Unfortunately, they also are curious enough to venture into houses and dwellings in rural areas, most likely because they do not spin webs, but hunt for insects and small invertebrates. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Now known by his nickname of splat by the look of it ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 That's the infamous Thai Camel toe spider. Every home has one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Why did you kill it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted August 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2021 Yeah, I think it was a Huntsman, harmless to humans. Like the little gekkos, spiders really are our friends, they eat all kinds of bugs and don't make that much mess. Unless you go for months without cleaning of course 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted September 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2021 I have a few, large huntsman spiders living with me ???? This one (not a great photo) is about 8cm from leg to leg, a beautiful creature. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seajae Posted September 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2021 In Australia we would pick them up and take them outside, never killed them, huntsman are ok 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayceenik Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Our ground level bathroom has two openings to the outside garden. I have squashed three of these creatures there but I let the last one I saw free to go on about its business after deciding that they're probably harmless. Didn't hear the wife scream so that spider went unnoticed by her. Last April I did get a nasty bite at my ankle by a mysterious beast while sitting outside at night. I didn't feel any pain but all of a sudden I felt feverish and was in bed with high fever for two weeks. The bite mark was by then obvious, and big red splatches appeared on my leg. I should have gone to a clinic but I thought Tylenol would be the only med I needed. Then two weeks after I thought it was over I woke up with a fever and, more dramatically a prostate blockage. This time I went to a clinic. It was over in a week but then a week later again fever, this time no prostate trouble as I was still on prostate med but this time my leg had doubled in size. No pain, I could walk normally. This time the clinic prescribed again anti biotics meds and also gave me double anti biotics injections in my behind for one week. I am now OK but my leg is still noticeably thicker than normal. What was it that bit me? A spider? Sometimes we have small scorpion in our yard ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinBKK Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 That thing looks like it has a mouth with teeth!!! YIEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazinoz Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 4:40 PM, Crossy said: Yeah, I think it was a Huntsman, harmless to humans. They can bite. My sister used to live in the last street of a small country town in Oz with just bush behind her house. Lots of them there. One night a visitor got in her car and there was one on the ceiling of the car. Obviously not being an arachnophobe she lifted it of with her and and let it run around her hand as she put it outside. A short time later she said it bit me and had quite a large lump on the back of her hand. Only incident I ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbfounded Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 10:56 AM, jayceenik said: Our ground level bathroom has two openings to the outside garden. I have squashed three of these creatures there but I let the last one I saw free to go on about its business after deciding that they're probably harmless. Didn't hear the wife scream so that spider went unnoticed by her. Last April I did get a nasty bite at my ankle by a mysterious beast while sitting outside at night. I didn't feel any pain but all of a sudden I felt feverish and was in bed with high fever for two weeks. The bite mark was by then obvious, and big red splatches appeared on my leg. I should have gone to a clinic but I thought Tylenol would be the only med I needed. Then two weeks after I thought it was over I woke up with a fever and, more dramatically a prostate blockage. This time I went to a clinic. It was over in a week but then a week later again fever, this time no prostate trouble as I was still on prostate med but this time my leg had doubled in size. No pain, I could walk normally. This time the clinic prescribed again anti biotics meds and also gave me double anti biotics injections in my behind for one week. I am now OK but my leg is still noticeably thicker than normal. What was it that bit me? A spider? Sometimes we have small scorpion in our yard ... Sounds like Covid.......sorry couldn't help it. Doubt it was the Huntsman as they run away rather than attack. Their bites can cause a bit of pain & swelling but only for about a day. Have been bitten by one when tying to save it from the cat but no worse than a bee sting for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 4:11 PM, simon43 said: Why did you kill it? It was in his house. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Huntsman spider. Harmless. Actually beneficial to you as they catch and kill insect pests and insects that can transmit diseases to humans. If I find one in the house I just trap it under a drinking glass, slide a bit of paper under it and let it outside. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) . Virtually all spiders are venomous. But this guy minds his own business, which is eating all the bad bugs in your house, like roaches, and if he did bite you, just a welt, though pain can be bad for a while. You'd have to really provoke him to get bit. Scary thing about them is how fast they can move.... Set a glass over him next time and carry him outside. His wife is a widow, and she's pi$$ed.... . Edited September 4, 2021 by HeijoshinCool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 1:35 PM, simon43 said: I have a few, large huntsman spiders living with me ???? This one (not a great photo) is about 8cm from leg to leg, a beautiful creature. Beautiful?? The topic is spiders, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 9 hours ago, MrJ2U said: It was in his house. Lol, come and visit my 'shack' in north Laos. There are more animals living inside the house than outside!! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Looks like you have an outlawed Ozy biker gang member hiding in your house. Goatee beard an all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Have a few in my house, mainly small ones but a big (to me) one made an appearance last night. I waved my foot at it to shoo it away and it seemed to make a bee line for me. I retreated a bit and it disappeared under one of the sofas. Don't mind them being around, but not too close!! Have seen them matching up, on the wall, with our resident jingjoks. But, as others have said, they are fast af so no real danger of being caught, at least not from what I have seen. I also had a bite mark on my big toe (still have a scab) a week or so ago, painful for a day or two so that may have been caused by a spider whilst I was watching TV. Are spiders mainly nocturnal, or mainly spotted at night because of fewer folk around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I have at least one living in the workshop,i think soon we can expect a few babies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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