Nice one! Seems to be the same species I found in my house many months ago.This The Giant golden orb-weaver spider. can measure up to 15-20 cm leg span, and is very common in Hong Kong. You see them everywhere.
I used to go mountain biking over trails in HK, early morning when webs are still fresh and undisturbed by hikers. OK, you get the idea
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UK cave spiders - the scariest wee beasties in my home!
- Thread starter Simon Cole
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The Miniaturist
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That's a bit too close for comfort @Simon Cole! 😳 Though absolutely fascinating from a good number of miles away!
And as for @Yugang's beastie....it's more scary than the Terminator! (Though rather beautiful when you're not flailing around stuck in it's web!) 😲
And as for @Yugang's beastie....it's more scary than the Terminator! (Though rather beautiful when you're not flailing around stuck in it's web!) 😲
Wookii
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This The Giant golden orb-weaver spider. can measure up to 15-20 cm leg span, and is very common in Hong Kong. You see them everywhere.
I used to go mountain biking over trails in HK, early morning when webs are still fresh and undisturbed by hikers. OK, you get the idea
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Whilst I'm pleased to say I've significantly curbed my fear of spiders over the last couple of decades, I'm more than willing to admit that I would crap my pants if I saw that! 😅
Aleman
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One of my lads
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Aleman
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Tell me about it ... His cost him £150 as a sub-adult female, and it was a 1/3rd that size at the time. I should come clean and say that's not actually his spider, but is the largest ever wild caught specimen of the species! Oh, it's a Goliath bird eater, and for those of you that would like to collect fish in the Amazon region, that's where they live
Hong Kong has lots of scary stuff, but it usually has no more than two legs
