Spider ID?

[Atul Sinai]

Hi guys,

Need ID of this spider. This one i found in my house. Shot at night.


Canon 600D. 50mm f1.8
Manual Exposure
Spot metering
Shutter Speed 1/125
Aperture 2.5
ISO 400
Focal Length 50mm
Cropped by 30%
Handheld

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

Looks like a big one. This one came into your house? I think I had seen a similar spider posted by Abhishek. I think he can help with the id. Thanks for sharing.

[A.S.Chandrashekaran]

Hello Atul,
Try Poecilotheria regalis (Indian Ornamental, King Parachute Spider, Regal Parachute Spider) (http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/63566/0)
AND
www.pticjipajki.com - gallery (http://www.pticjipajki.com/galerija_en.php?izbor=3)

All probability a variety of Parachute spider.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Atul,
very nice specimen. Great find in your house :-). I cant confirm the id as i dont have access to any sources at the moment, but will get back to you. Useful info shared by Chandrashekharan, appreciate it.

[Atul Sinai]

Thanks for the comments and identification. Mrudul it came to my house in Goa. It was around 5.5 inches.

Regards,
Atul

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Atul,
I think Chandrasekaran is right, it does look like Poecilotheria. Cant confirm the species though. These are venomous spiders, and I believe it is unusual to find one in a house. Please excercise caution when you encounter these.
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Surprised to see this species inside a house. Good find. In childhood days used to see many species of spiders as dad was doing his research.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi