Okinawan Brown Spider

20 Responses to “Okinawan Brown Spider”

• TJ on September 6th, 2007 20:32 1

  Looks like a huntsman spider. All spiders bite but this guy is not bad.

• Meaghan on September 20th, 2007 8:23 2

  That is actually false. Not all spiders bite. In fact, most spiders cannot bite because their fangs are too small, and human skin is too thick and too strong.
  However, this spider could probably bite, though I imgaine only if you were harassing it.

  Meaghan Pimsler
  Cornell University Entomology Department

• Leah Mcphail on August 9th, 2009 12:36 3

  Found this guy in my laundry room. I freaked I have never seen a spider that big. Too bad I didn’t know he was harmless.

• tj on September 11th, 2009 16:32 4

  correction… all spiders must bite or they cannot eat… not all spiders bite people as their fangs are too small as stated.

• jason on May 17th, 2010 11:22 5

  good thing i found this pic, i saw one last night and the wife wanted to know if they are venomous.

• Bryan.k on June 10th, 2010 4:20 6

  my wife freaked out last night as she was taking the dog out and two of these spiders ran into my house.they reminded me of camel spiders when i was in Iraq.needles to say i had to kill them so my wife would stop yelling at me.I’m in Okinawa on kadena ab never a dull moment lol

• Adrian Hoe on June 10th, 2010 9:21 7

  Oh dear! It’s harmless…

• Lilu on June 11th, 2010 3:55 8

  It’s a beautiful 4am morning and I step into the bathroom, here on Kadena AB.

  And OH GOD WHAT IS THIS HOLY F*CK IT’S GOING TO EAT ME-

  My first response is to KILL. KILL IT WITH FIRE. I grab a cup and a giant bottle of aloe vera. You are getting out of my house one way or another, friend.

  He vanishes on me.

  I spazz. I can’t sleep. What if it gets me D=!

  Then I look it up and the little guy is harmless. Oh. Alrighty. Let’s be bff’s, mister spider. I’ll get you outside before you starve if you show up again. That cool? Cool.

• Kelli on July 2nd, 2010 23:19 9

  Yea we just found one of these spiders in my home on Mc T…we did not know it was harmless and I am terrifide of spiders so my husband killed it…I will make an agreement with the spiders…if they stay outside, they can eat all the annoying bugs they want but if they are indoors, THEY DIE!!! Sorry…I am all about being respectful to nature but in this case it is survival of the fittest and if the spider wants to rumble I am ready!!

• Marie on July 23rd, 2010 20:11 10

  The Biggest #$$@^@#$% Spider was in our house!!!! He was as big as my palm. He was just taking a walk while I was sitting on the couch. The dogs saw him first and then my husband. When the dogs started to go for him he jumped. That caused me to scream and then he jumped again. That caused me to scream again and that caused him to jump, which caused me to scream. I proceeded to crawl over the back of the couch, screaming, spider jumping. Chris killed him with the magic black bottle of death and then his work boot! Thank God for my Hubby! We too live on KAFB

• adam on August 7th, 2010 19:28 11

  i was up early this morning cleaning due to a newborn as it may be, baby in his rack in the living room as i can keep an eye and let my wife sleep for a bit and as i go into the bed room ill be dammend if this giant ass spider wasent chilling in his crib right where his head usualy rests. And at that it was the most brazin spider ive ever encounter before dam thing just wouldent budge and was definatly not afarid for sure, i have no idea how it got in the house but it was abou the size of the bottom of a coffee cup a bit bigger ended up having to play hockey with it was afraid it was poisenous ( bad speller) but dident want to kill it, stateside we usualy have a rose haird trantuala running lose in the house for its harmless and eats all the bugs. that or a praying mantis which ever is more easily obtained atm

• Kris on December 22nd, 2010 14:49 12

  I live in Uruma and i have these in my house all of the time. I am terrified of them. I know they are harmless but it just doesnt matter. When my husband was deployed i had one the size of my hand in my closet. Its sad when a spider is “only the size of the bottom of a coffee mug” I dont know how they get in but my neighbor has them too. I never find small spiders only giant ones. If anyone knows how to keep them out I’d be the happiest person EVER. Ive tried spraying around the doors and windows with raid on a weekly basis but that doesnt keep them out. I probably find 2 giants in my house a month. If anyone has ANY way to keep them out id be happy to try it.

• SallyQ on October 20th, 2011 19:35 13

  I have discovered my second giant spider here Uruma City, OKinawa. First was taken outside by my hubby. But this time, hubby is in Philippines. OMG! Even though they are harmless, I am ridiculously, shamefully scared of spiders.
  What do I do to prevent them from coming inside my house? My windows have nets, is there a spray to spray around the windows?
  Please help!
  Sally

• Jennifer on October 25th, 2011 13:30 14

  Wondering the same as Sally & Kris.. I have a two year old & just won’t be able to handle my lil one (or myself) suffering from a bite.. I posted a video of me spraying one outside my home.. But this am one was inside my home here in Uruma City.. I am pretty much petrified because they are massive (to me) very fast & THEY BITE!!??!??! Where is the spray to rid of them?? I will purchase a year supply!!! I NEVER want to see another in my home again

• Adrian Hoe on October 25th, 2011 14:27 15

  No, this brown spider does not bite. They keep pest like flies and mosquitoes away from your house.

• MIKE on February 14th, 2012 13:17 16

  Thank you for the fond memories of the spider of my childhood growing up on Okinawa during the 1960s – some are much larger!

• Adrian Hoe on February 14th, 2012 20:56 17

  @MIKE, I’m glad that you’re having great reminiscence of your childhood.

• Samantha on March 24th, 2012 13:17 18

  I live in VA and just killed one of these gigantic spiders behind my bed tonight I didnt know we had these here I have seen them in the house before but didnt know what they were til i found it here sorry he had to die he was freaking BIG

• Adrian Hoe on March 25th, 2012 10:10 19

  @Samantha: Poor spidey.

• MC on April 27th, 2012 19:57 20

  So grateful to find out they’re harmless! They still terrify me. God they’re fast and big! I’m more afraid of my toddler grabbing one and trying to eat it. LOL. Thank you for putting my mind at ease about dying from one of these guys! (I’m a coward, I know.)

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