The first time I tried to catch him, he jumped out of the tupperware and onto my hand. Talk about goosebumps… I nearly shit my pants. Nam yelled at me not to kill it – kill it? HOW? Besides, woman, you’re standing on a chair after I flicked it on the floor!
After I finally captured the Mighty Awaji Bird Eating Spider, we took a walk down the street and released him in the bushes next to Jusco.
If you look closer (open a larger photo by clicking on it), you can see he’s missing a leg. He might be the same one Adam photographed on the front porch last month.
I’ve uploaded more pictures of this beast here.
Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/
🙂
Why no pictures taken in macros?
I didn’t want to take it out of the tupperware for a shot.
You’re not alone. In fact, the is exactly the spider that crawled into my bedroom a few years back. Check it out:
http://www.blogd.com/archives/000116.html
Freaked me out somethin’ good. I hates them bugs.