Spotted in the wilderness - of our hotel room...
CLOSED: Insect 1 (Borneo, Malaysia)
This spider is in the family Sparassidae. Known as huntsmen or giant crab spiders, they are active hunters that do not spin a capture web. They can deliver a painful bite if mishandled, but are not dangerous to humans.
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