Help me identify this [spider]

[Aman27deep]

I found it in my room, and it’s very large. Help me identify the species? If it’s poisonous I’ll kill it, otherwise not.

[MandaJo]

@Aman27deep

I found it in my room, and it’s very large. Help me identify the species? If it’s poisonous I’ll kill it, otherwise not.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/29/na3y4u4y.jpg

It would probably help to know where you are in the world: this is a pretty international board.

[Aman27deep]

@MandaJo

It would probably help to know where you are in the world: this is a pretty international board.

Oh, my bad.

I’m currently in Calcutta, India.

[Colibri]

Thread title edited to better indicate subject.

Colibri
General Questions Moderator

[hibernicus]

That looks like a huntsman spider to me. I don’t know what kind.

Edited to add:

Like practically all spiders apart from the Uloboridae and some Liphistiidae and Holarchaeidae,[6] Sparassidae use venom to immobilise prey and to assist in digestion. They have been known to inflict defensive bites, but are not widely regarded as dangerous to healthy humans.[7] Huntsman spiders are widely considered beneficial because they feed on insect pests such as cockroaches.

From Wikipedia

[Colibri]

@hibernicus

That looks like a huntsman spider to me. I don’t know what kind.

That looks like a good possibility. These images are also identified as Indian huntsman spiders.

Heteropoda venatoria is somewhat similar but the markings appear different.

[Aman27deep]

Thank you. Since it can’t kill me, I won’t kill it. Cheers.

[slowlearner]

Yay! Spiders got friends in India!