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What is this! I am in Vietnam and have not seen many bugs minus cockroaches and this is the first bug I see..
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- Submitted: May 15, 2018
- Photographed: May 15, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Also moves very fast
Hi. Your little friend looks to be a huntsman spider, a few species throughout Asia and not certain which. They can be fast if spooked, A challenge to catch by hand, no threat to you though.
Got cockroaches, These run them down and eat them. Worth having one about.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3088649/huntsman-spiders-kill-humans-size-uk/
Your huntsman may get 12 CM across the legs, just a lot of leg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQRjS9YlSD8
Welcome to the site.
It ran faster than my eyes could keep up with. I’m in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and about 3 inches in length. Isn’t it venomous if it’s a huntsman? But there is a village of night roaches, so it makes sense. Still no harm to me?
Oh I just read the attached link! Thank you, still scared but alittle more assured!
Hi. I had a similar huntsman live in my room the longest time, they can take some getting used to, but before long you just think of them different. I named mine Zeus, even gave him a couple bugs with tweezers. One that hangs around you can actually get attached to and miss them when they vanish. now you go poke a finger at their face, their bad eyesight can mistake for a bug and get tagged. They are venomous, so are ants and bees, these are not as harmful as a bee sting. A little about their behavior and… Read more »