he is a beautiful specimen

KI.. -reads description- LOVE IT WITH FRIENDSHIP (sorry couldn't resist) although not a big fan of thin spiders (i prefer big fatter ones like tarantulas) i do admit it looks rather cool

p.s i think my icon fits with "LOVE IT WITH FRIENDSHIP"

I prefer jumpers and wolves myself, but for me the shape doesn't matter that much if it's huge.

Nice ^^ i remember that hater hehe. Hes is a big one. your like me, i let spiders roam free in my home, but i jelly because i only get a few small common house spiders, One reason i miss places like Texas hehe But its ok, i got Asuma now ^^, poor guy wants out but i have to get to work v.v

To be honest, I do not know who that hater is, but considering stupid comments come on spider pictures on DA and FA alike, I do put up such descriptions wheneve uploading spider pictures, especially in the case of such large, lanky and hairy guys.
We don't have any really large spiders in Northern Germany, either, this is pretty much the largest they can get.

Can I submit a "ajshgdasdwsddf;lfklkkkkk * cringes, body contorts, lays sideways and floats to the moon*" comment?

That is acceptable, but wishing harm or death on the subject is where I draw the line.

Ooooh, he's BEAUTIFUL. I can't honestly see how people find them creepy. They are beautiful in their very existence as the pinnacle of predators.

There are tarantulas where I live, as well as scorpions, whipspiders, and other like them. I'd keep them as pets, but my mother's a bit of an arachnophobe, so I settle with setting them free outdoors somewhere rocky, where they'll eat happily.

Again, amazing roommate you have there.

spiders are beautiful and interesting creatures, but i think the creepy aspect is just so ingrained into some people (myself included) that it overcomes that.

I never found a spider in my apartment. Weird. Maybe I should keep some, to get rid of all the fruit flies, haha.

Also: This is one ridicuclously big spider. Awesome.

Maybe it's too tightly sealed for them. I have Spermophora literally everywhere, with hardly any of the other typical house spiders. And yes, they do good work of keeping fruit fly populations in check, especially orb weavers.

He is massive. He was already big as a subadult, but after the last molt...well, he ate lots of insects I would like less crawling around my apartment.

...cute...

Awwwwwwwww!

Extra-fuzzy metatarsi!

The fact you took time to sneak a ruler near him only proves your love for them extra. SCIENCERAMUL.

The spider needed a scale. Besides, he didn't care about its presence much.

He is quite the ladies man!

We've been getting some rather large fellows here in the northwest as well. It's kind of adorable watching them do their little Mission Impossible acrobatics trying to sneak around in front of a couch full of people cheering them on :D

The mental image of a couch full of people cheering on a large house spider walking past them is just too hilarious.

Aww what a gorgeous little fellow! Those are neat looking palps.

Nice fellow there.

I was hoping to see the similar T. duellica while I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago, but no luck :/

Never seen one of these o-o Looks so cool~
I just mostly have widows and wolves and long legs here

Then I assume you are US-American. I'm not sure if that species did get introduced there or not.

Yep, and a Northerner (WI) So basically, we don't have many insects or snakes or anything in general
But I'm happy we don't have brown recluses... god those things scare me. Even more than widows, for obvious reasons. I love spiders, just not the kind that will kill me
Wolf spiders are awesome though, I try to keep a good deal of them around

Nevertheless, spiders are really not interested in biting anyone, because producing venom costs them a lot of energy. The few times I got bitten by spiders it was because they were in a panic from near-drowning or being harassed in their shelter webs (had to remove one from the ceiling once).

Yeah, thankfully I understand that too, which is why I just leave the widows I've seen alone. They're kind of like wasps, but in actuality, less dangerous.
But its a shame, because I love to hold spiders, and that's not particularly a good idea with venomous ones

The venomous ones probably won't care either when being held, maybe except wandering spiders. But then again, most spiders are harmless to humans, so there is a lot of holding opportunity without any accidents involved.

That is really good to know, thank you! I'll just avoid the two venomous ones I know, widows and recluse

I'd be fine with him as long as he was at least 15ft away from me, always in sight, and didn't move for hours on end. That's how I tolerate my house spiders, but if they get to close, they get the reflex hand.

Then he had luck to grow up in someone's apartment who tolerates spiders more.