Anyone know the name of this Spider? WARNING picture of spider included in post!

[MrMuddle]

On our kitchen window today. Northern Thailand.

Edited November 19, 2022 by MrMuddle
location added

[nigelforbes]

Brian?

[nigelforbes]

https://spiderid.com/locations/thailand/

[Liverpool Lou]

"Anyone know the name of this Spider?"

Take a look at its ID card.

[RayWright]

Nah. It's Boris.

 

[In Full Agreement]

Orb weaver?

[Simple Jack]

4 minutes ago, RayWright said:

Nah. It's Boris.

 

Dude! ????

[Simple Jack]

 

[RayWright]

Sing-along in Thai...

 

[Simple Jack]

11 minutes ago, RayWright said:

Sing-along in Thai...

 

Got my new pickup line/song. Karma + Ray ????.

Edited November 19, 2022 by Simple Jack

[ozimoron]

Harmless Huntsman.

[still kicking]

5 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Harmless Huntsman.

Do you have them in LOS?

[ozimoron]

Just now, still kicking said:

Do you have them in LOS?

We have them in Australia. They live for many years and often in bathrooms in the tropics. I think they would also be endemic to Thailand since the latitude where I come from is the same as Pattaya.

[jak2002003]

They are not venomous...and I used to think they were harmless and would pick them up to throw them out into the garden.   

 

But one did bite me and left 2 red marks where it's fangs went into my finger.  Now I always use an upturned glass to catch them. 

[jak2002003]

It's indeed a Huntsman spider.  They are very common here and like to come into houses too.

[still kicking]

12 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

We have them in Australia. They live for many years and often in bathrooms in the tropics. I think they would also be endemic to Thailand since the latitude where I come from is the same as Pattaya.

I know we have them in OZ but never seen one in Thailand 

[fdsa]

2 hours ago, MrMuddle said:

On our kitchen window today. Northern Thailand.

a harmless Huntsman spider, it is your friend because it eats bad insects like the cockroaches.

 

 

2 hours ago, MrMuddle said:

WARNING picture of spider included in post!

LOL I've literally laughed here, this topic reminded me of a divers' joke, something like "what is the difference between scuba divers and normal people? - when somebody at the beach shouts "SHARK!" normal people run out of the water and divers run into the water"

Edited November 19, 2022 by fdsa

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, fdsa said:

a harmless Huntsman spider, it is your friend because it eats bad insects like cockroaches.

 

I've never seen one eat cockroaches. They may well do but they eat moths mainly.

[Old Croc]

Similar to the Huntsman common in Australia. Seen many in Thailand. No web, Runs very fast on walls when inside, 

[RayWright]

 

If he's from Mars, it could be Ziggy.

[Hummin]

And gekko eats huntmans spiders

[Bluespunk]

It’s Harry, he finally came out. 
 

 

[bkk6060]

 Cashier. 

[Sophon]

7 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

They are not venomous...and I used to think they were harmless and would pick them up to throw them out into the garden.   

 

But one did bite me and left 2 red marks where it's fangs went into my finger.  Now I always use an upturned glass to catch them. 

Huntsman spiders are venomous but the venom is generally harmless to humans. In fact all spiders except for a few small groups are venomous.

[ezzra]

Don't know, looks like a my mother in law a bit....

[MrMuddle]

9 hours ago, fdsa said:

a harmless Huntsman spider, it is your friend because it eats bad insects like the cockroaches.

 

 

LOL I've literally laughed here, this topic reminded me of a divers' joke, something like "what is the difference between scuba divers and normal people? - when somebody at the beach shouts "SHARK!" normal people run out of the water and divers run into the water"

I thought it was only fair to warn people there are lots of aracnophobics about!

[overherebc]

On 11/20/2022 at 9:37 AM, MrMuddle said:

I thought it was only fair to warn people there are lots of aracnophobics about!

Some individuals can grow quite big. Up to 12 inch leg span.

[jacko45k]

On 11/19/2022 at 9:07 PM, nigelforbes said:

Brian?

Who? Must be Boris!