Spiders in Northern Thailand

[wowjudo]

Hello

I wanted to ask what kind of spiders lurk around in northern thailand. especially from chiang rai to chiang saen/mae sai

I heard stories about the brown widow spreading around chiang rai.

Are there any hospitals in chiang rai that have anti-venom kits for spiders ?

[DonaldBattles]

These spiders are everywhere you look including in the toilets. Hospitals here are not able to treat for the bites. Even the army can't deal with them.

[villagefarang]

From a slightly less alarmist perspective, I have never encountered any dangerous spiders in all my years in Thailand. Now snakes are a different matter and I have killed a few of those.

[Aftrmidnyt]

Not sure about the dangerously venomous spiders and other crawly critters.

I am sure that most bugs find me quite delicious.

My palate and mind set are not up to returning the favour and attempting a taste test.

Enjoy your trip and sleep well. Lol

Cheers

Aft

[villagefarang]

Not sure about the dangerously venomous spiders and other crawly critters.

I am sure that most bugs find me quite delicious.

My palate and mind set are not up to returning the favour and attempting a taste test.

Enjoy your trip and sleep well. Lol

Cheers

Aft

You haven't lived until you have tried the crickets and the bamboo larva. They are both really quite good. I stole this image from my wife's Facebook page.

Edited November 17, 2014 by villagefarang

[Aftrmidnyt]

I shall continue on with my limited epicurean tastes.

That photo did nothing to encourage my desire to consume bugs.

Watching my wife vigorously attack a plate of crawly critters was quite enough.

Competing to eat the same plants as they do does not make me want to exact revenge by gnawing on them.

In fact, I shall wash my salad bits with greater vigour!

Thanx anyways. Lol

Cheers

[mick01827]

I went to Laos the other day to renew my visa and whilst looking around the market I saw this spider run between the bamboo products on the table, it was just slightly smaller than my fist, I don't know what sort of spider it was but I was sh!!tin it, I was straight out of there.

[davidmann]

i got bitten by spider ,told it could ,kill me ,or maybe i would be sick all my life ,had old lady in the village sent her son of into the jungle ,found some plants ,made a paste out came little bugs from the bite ,still not dead ,spiders girls don't know what worst

[Mudcrab]

Stay home my friend.... you know them big arse butterflies you see on the telly?....what they don't tell you is they are Vampires.......keep well away.

Holiday with the the Zombies...much safer.. and you are closer to the hospitals...and relatives.

Edited November 21, 2014 by Mudcrab

[attrayant]

I know it's probably fruitless trying to convince the 'kill it with fire' crowd, but spiders aren't aggressive and they're not after you* unless you do something foolish like put your foot into their home (your shoe). They're not disease carriers and they eat all manner of bugs that actually ARE disease carriers like roaches and mosquitoes. The reason you have spiders is because you've also got something else far worse that they're feeding on.

*Okay, maybe in Australia

[Gandtee]

Not sure about the dangerously venomous spiders and other crawly critters.

I am sure that most bugs find me quite delicious.

My palate and mind set are not up to returning the favour and attempting a taste test.

Enjoy your trip and sleep well. Lol

Cheers

Aft

You haven't lived until you have tried the crickets and the bamboo larva. They are both really quite good. I stole this image from my wife's Facebook page.

My in- law used to bring me a bag of these from Chiangmai. Very tasty. Like Smiths crisps minus the blue salt bag.

[connda]

They have more dangerous spiders in the US than here in Lanna. Here? Big and scary looking but not as venomous. I wouldn't worry too much. But perhaps this will help you should you encounter any.

[wvavin]

As long as you are not staying in the buildup areas, chances of you meeting them are pretty high. Recently someone got bitten and died. You may like to check the news flashback.

[MILT]

Thai Black Tarantula

Thai Brown Tarantula

[connda]

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Thai Black Tarantula

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Thai Brown Tarantula

My dog got bit on the nose by one when he was 4 months old. He got low-dose acetaminophen for two days and was back to normal. Two holes and a little bit of swelling, and a lot wiser dog.

[Brigante7]

I know it's probably fruitless trying to convince the 'kill it with fire' crowd, but spiders aren't aggressive and they're not after you* unless you do something foolish like put your foot into their home (your shoe). They're not disease carriers and they eat all manner of bugs that actually ARE disease carriers like roaches and mosquitoes. The reason you have spiders is because you've also got something else far worse that they're feeding on.

*Okay, maybe in Australia

The only good spider is a dead one.

Brigante7

[JacChang]

Oh why do these things have to exist...

[wowjudo]

found two so far in my house. mid sized spiders , small body but very long legs. shiny eyes...

[truckerjoe]

Around 30 years ago in the small town of Fang near Chiang Mai I was invited to a barbecue at the house of a Thai acquaintance, while sitting a ta table located near the front of the house

something caught my eye, it was a huge Tarantula on the front door of the house, I leapt off my chair and refused to return to the table while that ginger haired creature from hell remained

the thais were surprised that I was was scared of a mere Tarantula, anyway one of the Thais took his sandal off and knocked it off the door, it scurried into the undergrowth and disappeared,

I returned to the table.

On another occasion I was driving down a country road near Sa Kaeo and I noticed with horror a huge spider on my windscreen, so I turned on my wipers to knock it off, it didn't move, it was on the inside,

I left the car in hurry, but my Thai companion in the car just picked it off the screen and hurled it into the side off the road, and we drove on.

Lived in Pattaya for years never saw the like.

[attrayant]

The only good spider is a dead one.

Sure, go ahead and kill it. I hope you like cockroaches pooping in your toothbrush.

[Liquorice]

I've been bitten by a spider. Other than the 2 puncture marks, swelling and itchiness, I suffered no other effects.

It took about 5 days for the swelling and itchiness to go. Similar to being stung by a wasp.

There have been a couple of reported deaths due to spider bites, but those were due to complications and not seeking medical attention.

It's those big red centipedes you need to worry about!