One thing that I think most of us push out of our minds when we are running in the jungle is the fact that we are in fact, running in the jungle. There are plenty of creepy-crawly things out here and while Thailand isn't terribly dangerous as far as the species are concerned, it doesn't mean that they aren't scary.
While our native members couldn't tell me exactly what sort of spider this is, they did say "not dangerous" which is good because it is scary enough without being poisonous. We saw quite a few of these on the Thursday run and it was extra spooky for the person who accidentally ran through one of their webs and they freaked out because they thought the spider was on their body for the rest of the run. The spider was not on their body :)
When you are trudging through untouched jungle like this though, things like spiders and snakes are just part of the process. In the entire time that I have been running with the Hash in Chiang Mai there has not been a single instance of anyone being harmed by wildlife. In fact, the only thing that has happened from any animal was a dog "nip" that I wouldn't even consider a bite. It barely even broke the skin and the dog was just alarmed because all of a sudden there were 20 people that he or she had never seen before that were all running through their land. I think we can forgive the pooch for doing what it just in its DNA to do. It was just protecting its home from a bunch of strange looking people running around.
Back in the safety of the circle we all got a big laugh out of the spider encounters and because we don't always travel as one big group because some people are faster than others, it was kind of funny to find out that almost everyone had seen the gigantic spider that was really near the trail. The Hares said that it was not intentional and they do not recall seeing the spider when they were setting the trail. I guess we'll just have to take their word for it but doing something like that does sound like something that a Hare would do.
I rarely see a spider that has such a large size, but it looks like it's very dangerous if it gets bitten
according to the Thai people who have lived here their entire lives it is not poisonous. I'm not going to take any chances though and I just steer clear of them.
I've never seen it around me, it's very rare to find a spider like that, but I feel afraid if I get close to it, even so if I see the sight I'm Love it
yeah if it had moved when I got close for the photo I am sure I would have done a back-flip.
this is a very good and beautiful photo recently I saw a very perfect photographer and a very beautiful spider attracted me to see it, thank you for sharing a very good post friend
I would also kind of be worried if I ran into a web with a massive spider somewhere around. I remember killing a spider in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe that it was so big a brick bounced off it. I was only small at the time but have never forgotten that moment when the brick moved and it was walking away. There is dangerous shit out there if you stop and look. Luckily you guys are a running club so most things will disappear long before you even get close.
Whether or not it can actually hurt me becomes irrelevant once it is that big. I'm not so keen on insects anyway. It was kind of morbidly interesting to see though and almost everyone took a photo of this monster.
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⋆ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴇᴀɴ ʜɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴠᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀɪʟ
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You found a gorgeous Golden Orb-Weaver spider! She's an adult female (the males are very tiny) and she's completely harmless. IF she bites, which is rare, it'll be a little sore, like getting an injection, but you'll be fine as long as the wound stays clean. They look scary, and because they're so big, a lot of people think that they're dangerous when it's exactly the opposite. Their golden webs do tend to get very large, and some have even been recorded as eating birds that get stuck in them, which is amazing for such a small thing to do.
Oh this is great information. Thanks for sharing that If we run into one in the future I will be sure to pass it on....
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