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submitted 12 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Have a name ? Scientific name ?

Location: Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

This is a spider found indoor.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Incy wincy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

If I saw it here in Florida I'd say a leggy Huntsman. It's gorgeous!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

My vote goes for huntsman spider, and a male one at that, but I can't say which species. Will have a quick lookup and see if I can narrow it down for you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

It's hard to say given I don't have a clear list of Vietnam spiders but this is a Sparassidae, ( a huntsman), and as for family some possibilities are Sinopoda, Rhithymna, Pseudopoda, and Heteropoda.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sparassidae_species&wprov=rarw1

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Circle to search also says huntsman spider. A more detailed close-up would be helpful

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It looks like a male specimen of Tegenaria domestica. Its habitat spreads over Europe, Asia and Northern America. They are harmless to humans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Sorry, but it's not. Look at the leg length and proportions, also the last segment of each leg- our mystery spider is a type of huntsman spider

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago

A big one :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

I am not an expert, so do not take what I say for "should I let this thing bite me", but in Washington and the UK we have "giant house spiders" that look just like this (to my non trained eye). They are terrifying to find, but harmless generally. Leave very waxy webs.

If that's the case, just start putting out some sticky traps in your home, wherever you find one just throw a trap down. Warmer years brings more of them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm no expert, but looking up Vietnamese spiders, it could be a huntsman?

Disclaimer: I know nothing more than the average person on spiders, it may be harmful, it may not be a huntsman. I would advise caution until someone who knows more that I can identify it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Yes it looks like a huntsman to me too. We see very similar ones here in Australia

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Light switch Spider. Can turn your lights out in an instant. Fucking deadly!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Ever seen Arachnophobia? Stop what ever you are doing and watch that first.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

Yes, that appears to be a spider.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

You're going to get next to no help at all without a location, and even with a location there's not really enough detail in the photo for a good identification.

People will need to know what country you live in, what region of said country if it's a larger one like the United States or Australia, but even with that information you're only going to get guesses because you really can't see identifying features on the spider in this photo.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

That’s Jerry.

Also, a β€œwhat bug is this” post should include your location.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Preferably GPS coordinates that can be fed directly to the orbital laser.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Nope. All spiders are called Boris. Even the girl spiders.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Fucking Boris web was my favourite movie as a kid