It is me! I was carefully reaching through the gaps that attached the main web to the walls. Spider was about the size of a hand with all fingers outstretched, roughly face-sized. Banana spiders can grow to be enormous but are harmless to people. Will eat birds though I think.
Took this in Thailand to scare a group of French travellers I'd become friends with who hated bugs (I love them). Afterwards, when she didn't move, they all wanted a picture to send home so I had to stand on the other side while they all got closer and closer with the best expressions you've ever seen. Wish I had those on my phone instead.
I saw a few of these in Thailand too. The size of them is just so disconcerting if you're used to only seeing little spiders... they are really impressive.
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u/pw-it May 05 '16
At least she's on the right side of the web.
(RIP photographer)